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The Story

The BBC chairman, the top civil servant and Boris Johnson

May 3, 2023
28:55

What began as a Sunday Times investigation into Boris Johnson’s finances soon snowballed into a months-long scandal, which led to the resignation of the BBC chairman on Friday. With top civil servant Simon Case now facing calls to quit, could more resignations follow? And will we ever find out who offered to loan Johnson £800,000?

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Guests:

- Gabriel Pogrund, Whitehall Editor, The Sunday Times.

- Caroline Wheeler, Political Editor, The Sunday Times.

Clips: Times Radio, Sky News, ITV News.




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