BBC chair concedes he acted as a sort of ‘introduction agency’ over £800k loan for Boris Johnson

Richard Sharp also admitted he discussed job at broadcaster with the then PM before he applied

The chair of the BBC conceded he acted as a sort of “introduction agency” over an £800,000 loan to Boris Johnson but declined to say if he would resign if criticised by an official inquiry.

Mr Sharp denied he had facilitated the loan for the then-prime minister, who later backed his appointment to lead the broadcaster.

He admitted he went to see Mr Johnson to discuss the job before he applied, although he insisted their relationship was “broadly professional”.