Slow

Alex Farber in The Times has suggested there's a slow bicycle race in play between the two inquiries into BBC Chairman Richard Sharp. He has 'insiders and senior former executives' saying that Senior Independent Director Sir Nick Serota is effectively dragging his heels on deciding whether or not Mr Sharp had broken any conflict-of-interest rules since arriving in post in early 2021. 

Sir Nick is hoping, they say, that the inquiry by Adam Heppinstall KC, into the manner of Sharp's appointment, will report first, and end the Sharp regime. On 16th March Angela Eagle claimed Heppinstall had yet to speak to Sharp. 

A BBC spokesman told The Times: “The nominations committee of the BBC board has responsibility for regularly reviewing board members conflicts of interest. In relation to the BBC chairman, Richard Sharp, this work is progressing. Conclusions will be referred to the full board and then published.”