Richard Sharp ‘stands down’ BBC

Right decision in my opinion.

It should be automatic that anyone found guilty of not declaring a conflict of interest should have to resign, as well as others implicated in the situation.

Yes. I can't see many people will disagree!

Shouldn't have been there in the first place.

I'm glad this corruption was uncovered but he has been in post for about two years.

An honourable resignation to be applauded.

This isn't an 'honourable' resignation. He hung on until he couldn't hang on any longer. He should have gone when the conflict of interest was first discovered.

Glad it's been resolved, though.

But his successor will still be a tory appointment, just 'cleaner'. I have no great hopes of a return to the impartiality called for in the BBC charter.

Oh wow! Can a resignation be honourable when you bribed your way into the position? Isn't that a contradiction? Over 23,000 people signed a petition calling on him to resign. They've probably got another job lined up somewhere for him.

Is anyone surprised? More sleaze and cronyism exposed around Boris and Co. Sharp should never have been appointed in the first place, and Sunak should have pointed him towards the exit long before now. I agree with Gary Lineker that the appointment of the BBC Chairman should not be within the gift of the sitting Government. The appointment is currently made by the Monarch, on the recommendation of Ministers. This decision must be removed from the political arena, otherwise accusations of partisanship and of bias will always remain. There should be an independent, non-aligned multi party committee, made responsible for recruitment, interview and appointment for this key post. It should be based on professional acumen and on merit, rather than on a "shoe in" via some old boys network.

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An honourable resignation to be applauded.

Does no one think he should have been sacked!

An honourable resignation would have happened ages ago.

This man should never be in the post anyway! I hate the old boys network so thrilled for once a comeuppance has won. (He should have resigned before now if he had any moral compass). We deserve much much better.

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Nothing honourable about this resignation.

What kept him? He should have gone weeks ago when he was first exposed. What is it with these people? First Raab and now Sharp, hanging on as long as possible.

Why does nobody seem to question why BoZo keeps needing huge loans? He wasn't paid peanuts as PM and he pulls in plenty more from speeches and alleged journalism. How did somebody as obviously hopeless with money as he is ever get to be First Lord of the Treasury?

Another one bites the dust. He needed to go under the circumstances.

Is there anything or anybody that has anything to do with Johnson that isn’t corrupt?

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Absolutely agree with @GaryLineker

Exactly, Maybee. It would seem that Johnson spreads corruption,wherever and whenever.