Starmer says BBC chair would be appointed independently under Labour

Opposition leader says party would change current system, in which PM has final say on who gets job

Keir Starmer has said Labour would make sure the BBC chair is independently appointed after Richard Sharp’s resignation following his failure to declare that he had helped Boris Johnson get a loan.

The Labour leader suggested the party would reform the system, in which the prime minister currently has the final say on who gets the job.