Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Richard Sharp has resigned as chair of the BBC after a damning report on the “cash for Boris” row found he had breached strict rules on public appointments. Mr Sharp, a Conservative Party […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak has said he will continue using the name Brecon Beacons, despite the Welsh national park dropping its English name. The park decided it would rebrand under its Welsh language name, Bannau […] More
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Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Gary Lineker has waded into the row over the appointment of BBC chair Richard Sharp just weeks after he was suspended by the broadcaster for speaking out against the government. Richard Sharp resigned […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email TV comedy series Ted Lasso appears to have taken aim at the government’s “evil” immigration policy. In scenes remarkably similar to Gary Lineker’s Twitter spat following comments made by Suella Braverman, the latest […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email BBC chair Richard Sharp has resigned after a report found he failed to declare two conflict of interests during his appointment process. Mr Sharp, a Tory donor, had helped arrange a meeting for […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email BBC chairman Richard Sharp has resigned from the role following a report by barrister Adam Heppinstall KC found he breached the governance code for public appointments. Mr Sharp became embroiled in the cronyism […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Angela Rayner has pleaded for her “soulmate” Sam Tarry to remain a Labour MP after he was deselected by the party. Mr Tarry was blocked from running in Ilford South in a ballot […] More
