Rishi Sunak's former banker boss Richard Sharp to become new BBC chairman

mirror.co.uk:

Rishi Sunak’s former banker boss is set to be installed as chairman of the BBC. Ex-Goldman Sachs banker and major Tory donor Richard Sharp is Boris Johnson ’s ‘preferred choice’ to replace Sir David Clementi, who will step down in February.

Mr Sharp, 64, has served as an unpaid advisor to the government on economic response to the Covid-19 crisis. He’s also a major Tory donor, handing £400,000 to the party from 2001-10 and £4,600 since then.

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said Mr Sharp was “exactly the Chair the BBC needs right now.” The appointment comes amid a raging debate over the BBC licence fee and how the broadcaster is facing competition from streaming services.