Allies of Richard Sharp have said he has fulfilled his pledge to donate his BBC chairman salary to charities – and that some of the money has gone to causes for working class journalists and cancer research 🔴 adamsherwin10 reports
, a charity giving mentoring opportunities to apprentice journalists from underrepresented backgrounds,Asked if his charitable donations matched the total value of his BBC pay since his appointment, Mr Sharp, who is known to have donated around £400,000 to the Conservatives before taking the BBC role, repeatedly declined to comment.
A job advert being drawn up for the role will tell candidates that any “significant political activity” in the past five years must be declared. However Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has said past political affiliations, properly declared, will not be a barrier for candidates.
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