Rishi Sunak’s ex-boss had gone some way to addressing impartiality concerns but now finds himself under scrutiny
Sharp was once Rishi Sunak’s boss at Goldman Sachs and was an economic adviser to Johnson when he was mayor of London. A card-carrying Tory, the 66-year-old has given more than £400,000 to the Conservative party and voted for Brexit.
Having made an estimated £200m fortune in banking Sharp did not take the role as BBC chair for the £160,000 salary, which he gives to charity, and has sought to tackle what he sees as its inherent liberal bias driving for impartiality in news.
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