Elan Closs Stephens appointed acting chair of BBC

BBC board member to assume role from 27 June after resignation of Richard Sharp

Prof Dame Elan Closs Stephens has been appointed acting chair of the BBC, the government has announced, after Richard Sharp resigned from the position following a report that found he breached the governance code for public appointments.

In April, Sharp stepped down as chair of the corporation after being found to have broken the rules by failing to disclose he played a role in getting the then prime minister, Boris Johnson, an £800,000 loan guarantee.