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There were ‘no concerns’ about the ‘integrity’ of Richard Sharp during his time as BBC chairman, a probe by the broadcaster has revealed.
Mr Sharp was forced to announce he was resigning from the role at the end of last month over failing to disclose his involvement in Boris Johnson’s finances.
An independent report in April found the BBC boss, who took up the role in 2021, had twice breached the rules on public appointments.
But a separate ‘conflict of interests’ review, released by the BBC on Thursday, found no issues about his behaviour during his time there.
As a result of Thursday's review, rules around the chairman and board members meeting ‘senior political figures’ will be tightened, with stricter record-keeping of such
