Boris Johnson: The six million pound man episode 1
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Richard Sharp and John Nicholson - Why Didn't You Declare a Conflict of Interest?
Richard Sharp claims in a statement to tortoise that it was explicitly agreed at the meeting with Simon Case that, by not being party to the matter going forward, he would be excluded from any conflict. The committee's Conservative Chair Damien Green is not quite convinced. John Nicholson notes that Richard Sharp applied for a BBC board position before without success. What do you think the difference was between your failed application and your application now following the huge facility that you helped the Prime Minister with?
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