BBC board to consider boss Richard Sharp's future amid 'money for Boris Row'

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BBC chairman Richard Sharp's position hangs in the balance as officials prepare to discuss his future at the helm of the company following a damning report from MPs on his role in securing £800,000 loan for Boris Johnson.

The BBC board must decide whether Mr Sharp can proceed once an investigation by Nominations surveillance over his links to Mr Johnson is over, The Independent understands. It comes as opposition MPs said it would be "extremely difficult" for him to continue.

Senior BBC sources said the other 12 board members - on which Mr Sharp sits - will consider any wrongdoing following his failure. to declare a role in facilitating the line of credit for the then prime minister before taking up the post.

It is understood that the BBC board is also likely to consider whether he has lost the public trust needed to run the organization and the authority to negotiate with ministers if the watchdog's report is sufficiently damaging.

Discussions could take place in days, with Adam Heppinstall KC's investigation for Public Appointments Commissioner due to end soon as this week.

This comes as opposition parties have said Mr. Sharp's position was "untenable" after a critical report by a group of cross-party MPs was published on Sunday.

The Digital Committee for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) called it " significant errors of judgement" in failing to declare its role in facilitating negotiations ations between the guarantor, Mr Johnson's distant cousin, Sam Blyth, and cabinet secretary Simon Case.

Lisa Nandy, the ghost upgrade secretary, said Mr Sharp's position was "increasingly untenable", suggesting that he should leave if he could not provide a better explanation for his actions.

"It is becoming increasingly difficult to see how Richard Sharp can continue in this role," she told Sky News. "While questions cannot be answered, I believe the integrity of the BBC is far more important than an individual's standing."

SNP Senior MP John Nicolson - who sits to the DCMS who produced the report - said he couldn't see how Mr. Sharp "can go on", and suggested Rishi Sunak's government...