& his boss? Samir Shah, the chairman of the BBC.
MPs raise concerns over government choice of Samir Shah as BBC chair
MP have raised concerns about Samir Shah as the government’s choice to be the next BBC chair, questioning his ability to “provide robust challenge to its leadership”.
After Shah gave evidence this week to the culture, media and sport committee, the cross-party group of MPs said he did “not sufficiently demonstrate the strength and character that is needed to challenge the executive leadership of the BBC”.
The MPs also said they were “disappointed that Dr Shah was not willing to express a view on fundamental principles, such as board-level interference in the BBC and other bodies and on political impartiality”. In their report, they said he had not provided an opinion to them on the issue of changes to local radio and cuts to BBC Newsnight.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/dec/15/mps-raise-concerns-over-government-choice-of-samir-shah-as-bbc-chair