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Gary Lineker tweets appear to breach BBC guidelines – new corporation chairman

Gary Lineker’s recent tweets about politicians appear to breach the BBC’s social media guidelines, the Government’s candidate for chairman of the corporation has said. The former England footballer recently hit back at Grant Shapps after the Defence ...

13 Dec 2023 at 12:31

City

Funding Circle co-founder steps down from firm’s board

Funding Circle co-founder and former chief executive Samir Desai has said he will step down from the firm’s board next month. Mr Desai, who set up the small firm lending platform in 2010, has been a non-executive at the group for the past three ...

25 Sept 2024 at 12:54

MPs approve new BBC chairman despite ‘serious reservations’

The Government’s candidate for chairman of the BBC has been approved by MPs despite “serious reservations” about some aspects of the appointment of Samir Shah. The Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee said on Friday that it had “serious ...

15 Dec 2023 at 16:06

US ambassador praises charity founded by Gordon Brown

The United States ambassador to the UK is to host a special reception to mark the work of a charity founded by former prime minister Gordon Brown. Jane D Hartley will praise the work of the Multibank, which helps to distribute clothes, ...

02 Dec 2024 at 22:00

BBC chiefs tell MPs ‘nobody is irreplaceable’ as they face questions on scandals

BBC chiefs stressed “nobody is irreplaceable” and promised “we do not have a toxic culture” as they were grilled by MPs over a series of scandals at the corporation. Director-general Tim Davie was asked if he considered resigning over ...

09 Sept 2025 at 11:06

New BBC chairman will return to corporation after 25-year absence

Dr Samir Shah is a veteran of the television industry who has been celebrated for his work championing diversity and the role of BBC chairman will bring him back to the corporation for the first time since 1998. After a short stint ...

06 Dec 2023 at 14:42

What challenges could Samir Shah face as BBC chairman?

The next BBC chairman faces a full in-tray, as it was announced that Samir Shah is the Government’s preferred candidate. He will need to grapple with whether the corporation continues to be cash-strapped if the licence fee does ...

06 Dec 2023 at 17:47

New BBC chairman warns corporation faces ‘hard choices and tough decisions’

The new BBC chairman has warned the corporation faces “hard choices and tough decisions” as it must “live within our means”. Veteran TV executive Samir Shah replaces former Goldman Sachs banker Richard Sharp, who resigned last ...

04 Mar 2024 at 11:44

BBC would consider a review of Middle East coverage – chairman

The BBC’s chairman Samir Shah said the board would “seriously consider” a review into the broadcaster’s Middle East coverage following concerns about the way its journalists have covered the Israel-Hamas war. The Board of ...

10 Sept 2024 at 17:24

BBC should not have to justify ‘very existence’ every 10 years, says chairman

New BBC chairman Samir Shah said the corporation should not have to justify “our very existence” every 10 years and the Government should have the confidence to say “the BBC is a really good thing”. Mr Shah questioned ...

05 Nov 2024 at 17:59

News

BBC chairman calls Huw Edwards ‘villain’ who ‘behaved in bad faith’

BBC chairman Samir Shah has called former newsreader Huw Edwards a “villain” who “behaved in bad faith”, taking “licence fee money to the tune of hundreds of thousands of pounds” despite knowing “what he had done”. ...

09 Aug 2024 at 13:55

TV executive Samir Shah is Government’s choice for next BBC chairman

Veteran TV executive Dr Samir Shah is the Government’s preferred candidate to become BBC chairman, it has been announced. The role was vacated earlier this year by former Goldman Sachs banker Richard Sharp, who ...

06 Dec 2023 at 17:41

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