BBC chairman Richard Sharp must hate waking up to the Sunday Times. Hacks Gabriel Pogrund and Harry Yorke have been on his case since January 14th, with follow-ups of new stuff on January 21st, 28th, 12th February, and again this morning.
They report that Boris Johnson, despite improved earnings from public speaking, has again 'borrowed' a villa in the Dominican Republic from Canadian cousin Sam Blyth, re-introduced to Boris by Richard Sharp.
They also say that Mr Sharp and his legal team continue to rely on some form of absolution by the Cabinet Secretary, Simon Case which meant, when asked by DCMS interview panels about potential conflicts of interest in applying to be BBC Chairman, he felt it was alright to say there were none. Sadly, there are no notes of this absolution, and indeed Pogrund and Yorke say Simon Case's recollection of the meeting varies with that of Mr Sharp. Frankly, if Case is capable of 'pardons' at this level, I'd stick with his as being the view closer to God.
Is Sharp worth fighting for ? No. The DCMS Select Committee has already condemned him, and if Raab 'had' to go, then the clingy former investment banker is double-toasted, for even thinking about contesting the argument.
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