Richard Sharp, the BBC chairman, is facing calls to step down after the Commons DCMS committee concluded that he showed "significant errors of judgment" by not disclosing his role in arranging an £800,000 loan for Boris Johnson while he applied for his job.
Esteemed BBC figures have urged him to resign, while former chancellor George Osborne has called on Rishi Sunak to clean up the public appointments system in light of the scandal.
The BBC's former head of television news, Roger Mosey, has called for Sharp's resignation, arguing that his position appears to be untenable.
A summary of the key events: In 2020, Sharp connected Sam Blyth, a distant relative of Boris Johnson's, with Simon Case, the Cabinet Secretary, to provide the then-prime minister with an £800,000 loan facility.
Weeks later, Sharp was appointed as the BBC's chairman, but did not declare his role brokering the meeting when he applied for the job or when he appeared at a pre-appointment scrutiny hearing in front of the DCMS committee.
The committee has since found that he made "significant errors of judgment" and that he has caused "potential damage" to trust in the corporation.
Esteemed BBC figures have urged him to resign, while former chancellor George Osborne has called on Rishi Sunak to clean up the public appointments system in light of the scandal.
The BBC's former head of television news, Roger Mosey, has accused Sharp of losing the trust of BBC staff and leaving himself open to charges of hypocrisy.