BBC Chairman Richard Sharp Resigns Amid Johnson Loan Controversy

Richard Sharp, who resigned as BBC chairman, is the latest in a long line of figures who have taken a disastrous hit after personal dealings with Boris Johnson. Johnson's unbridled ambition and capacity for trouble-making effectively ended the premierships of two of his Conservative predecessors. From mandarins to plums, senior civil servants weren’t immune from the apparent Johnson curse, either. Plenty of top journalists and comms pros have been drawn into the Johnson orbit … only to find their reputations taking a brutal hit. Ethics watchdogs also had a funny habit of coming a cropper around Johnson.