Leaked emails reveal Britain\u2019s domestic spying service attempted to recruit a high-ranking BBC board member as a key agent of influence, at a time when the British state broadcaster was embroiled in a bitter legal and journalistic battle with MI5. This June, British oligarch Damon Buffini stepped down as deputy chair of the BBC\u2019s board, and chair of the broadcaster\u2019s commercial board. His four year tenure was warmly praised by the BBC board\u2019s chair for the \u201crecord profits\u201d generated by [\u2026]<\/p>\n
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