Investigation sought over conflict of interest in cruise offer to ITS boss

New BBC chair to face tougher test of scrutiny in bid to avoid conflicts of interest

CANDIDATES for the BBC’s top job will be subject to greater scrutiny in a bid to avoid a repeat of the conflict of interest row which led to the…

Investigation sought over conflict of interest in cruise offer to ITS boss

Election candidate Arnold Cassola has asked the standards commissioner to investigate Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo for conflict of interest after he reportedly approved a free five-day cruise offered to the CEO of the Institute of Tourism Studies, Pierre Fenech, and his wife. The cruise company, Viking, was at the time negotiating with the ITS on...

Next BBC chair faces tougher scrutiny over conflicts of interest

After the row that led to Richard Sharp’s exit, a more rigorous selection process is now in placeCandidates for the top job at the BBC will be subject to greater scrutiny than ever in an effort to avoid a repeat of the conflict of interest row that led to its chair Richard Sharp resigning in April, the Observer has learned.Sharp left after failing to declare a connection to a secret £800,000 loan for ex-prime minister Boris Johnson. Continue rea…