Richard Sharp’s letter to BBC staff leaves the essential questions unanswered
The broadcaster’s chairman offers an inconclusive defence of his role in an £800,000 loan guarantee to Boris Johnson.
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Harry Lambert is a contributing writer at the New Statesman. He has written cover features on universities, No 10, the BBC and Labour.
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