How did Sharp get the BBC job?
The BBC's governance and funding structure is closely tied to the British state. Ministers control the BBC's main source of funding by setting the rate of the licence fee and also can make appointments to the BBC board.
One of the jobs that ministers control is that of BBC chair, the person running the corporation's board. The BBC's charter requires the government to run a "fair and open competition" for the job, with the government's choice of candidate subjected to a public cross-examination by a parliamentary select committee before they are installed.
Why was Sharp investigated?
Earlier this year, the Sunday Times revealed that Sharp had secretly helped an acquaintance, Sam Blyth, who wanted to offer an £800,000 personal loan guarantee for Johnson, during the period Sharp was applying to be BBC chair.
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