About Blyth


Blyth is a town and civil parish in southeast Northumberland, England. It lies on the coast, to the south of the River Blyth and is approximately 13 miles northeast of Newcastle upon Tyne. It has a population of about 37,339.

Richard Sharp: BBC chairman resigns over report into appointment

Richard Sharp: BBC chairman resigns over report into appointment
Apr 28,2023 5:10 am

... But he said with hindsight he should have disclosed his role in setting up a meeting between Cabinet Secretary Simon Case and Sam Blyth - a businessman who was offering the then PM financial help - to the appointments panel during the scrutiny process ahead of him taking up the senior role...

Richard Sharp: BBC chairman denies giving Boris Johnson financial advice

Richard Sharp: BBC chairman denies giving Boris Johnson financial advice
Feb 7,2023 7:31 am

... Mr Sharp confirmed he had introduced his friend Sam Blyth to Cabinet Secretary Simon Case in late 2020, which was shortly before his appointment at the BBC...

Richard Sharp: Boris Johnson was told to stop asking for loan advice

Richard Sharp: Boris Johnson was told to stop asking for loan advice
Jan 28,2023 5:51 pm

... That offer came from his wealthy Canadian friend Sam Blyth - also a distant cousin of Mr Johnson...

Why would Boris Johnson need an £800,000 loan?

Why would Boris Johnson need an £800,000 loan?
Jan 24,2023 1:51 pm

... Sam Blyth - a multimillionaire Canadian businessman and distant cousin of Mr Johnson - is reported to have raised the idea of acting as a guarantor for the loan...

Richard Sharp: Appointment of BBC chairman done correctly - government

Richard Sharp: Appointment of BBC chairman done correctly - government
Jan 22,2023 8:01 pm

... It says multimillionaire Canadian businessman Sam Blyth - a distant cousin of Mr Johnson - raised with Mr Sharp the idea of acting as Mr Johnson s guarantor for a loan...

Probe urged over claims BBC chair helped Johnson secure loan

Probe urged over claims BBC chair helped Johnson secure loan
Jan 21,2023 6:31 pm

... The Sunday Times reports Mr Sharp introduced multimillionaire Canadian businessman Sam Blyth - who had proposed to act as the then-PM s guarantor for the loan - to Simon Case, the then-cabinet secretary who was head of the civil service...

General election 2019: Animated tour in 10 stops

General election 2019: Animated tour in 10 stops
Feb 16,2020 9:13 am

... The third seat to declare, Blyth Valley, had been Labour for nearly 70 years and was predicted to stay that way...

Blyth Valley: A constituency that changed its mind

Blyth Valley: A constituency that changed its mind
Feb 16,2020 9:12 am

...Once, you would have got long odds on the first Conservative election win coming from Blyth Valley in Northumberland...

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