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Dave Hill, who now runs the website 'On London', has some stuff on Boris Johnson and Richard Sharp, which I have filleted for you. 

In October 2008 Sharp was also appointed by London Mayor Boris Johnson to a board of London 2012 legacy advisers, a role he retained until 2010, and to his economic advisory board.

The Evening Standard’s editor at that time was Veronica Wadley, who had encouraged Johnson to run for Mayor. She stood down from her Standard job in early 2009 and later that year was nominated by Johnson to be the new head of the Arts Council in London. The appointment was blocked by Ben Bradshaw, Labour's Culture Secretary. 

In October 2009 Johnson re-advertised the job and appointed a fresh interview panel, which turned out to include Victoria Sharp, wife to Richard. Interviews took place in June 2010, the month after Labour was defeated at a general election and replaced by the Conservative-led coalition government. On 10 June it was announced that Wadley had been appointed Arts Council London chair after the then culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt, approved her re-nomination by Johnson.

Ms Wadley became Conservative peer Baroness Fleet in the 2020 honours list. Also ennobled on that list: Evgeny Lebedev, Ian Botham and Boris' younger brother Jo.