Former BBC head says he had ‘second thoughts’ until he realised Sue Gray would be in charge of the appointment

Lord Michael Grade has admitted that he has “kept his hat in the ring” for the position of Ofcom chief executive, after having had “second thoughts” about applying.

“I became suspicious of the process, until I realised Sue Gray was back in charge of the appointment after her ‘partygate’ exertions,” the former head of the BBC, 78, said, in an interview in the Telegraph.

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