BBC chairman Richard Sharp resigns after a report found he broke transparency rules over his dealings with Boris Johnson

The report found he failed to raise two potential perceived conflicts of interest while applying for the job

The first relates to Sharp telling the then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson he wanted to apply before doing so - Johnson had the final say on who got the job

The second involves him telling Johnson he intended to set up a meeting between the UK’s most senior civil servant and a millionaire who wanted to help the PM with his finances

Sharp defended the second point as "inadvertent and not material" and said he resigned to "prioritise the interests of the BBC”

He will stay in post until June when his replacement will take over