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Richard Sharp resigns as BBC chair after months of mounting pressure

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Sharp faced calls to quit over role in helping Boris Johnson secure £800,000 loan and handling of Gary Lineker row

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Richard Sharp has resigned as BBC chair after months of negative headlines for the corporation.

Sharp had faced calls to quit because, when applying for the job of BBC chair, he did not disclose his role in helping the then-prime minister Boris Johnson get access to a loan facility, reportedly worth about £800,000.

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