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| BBC's Lord Patten plans to step down in 2015 | BBC's Lord Patten plans to step down in 2015 |
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| Lord Patten, the embattled chairman of the BBC Trust, has confirmed he plans to step down from the role in 2015 despite admitting the timing was "not ideal". | Lord Patten, the embattled chairman of the BBC Trust, has confirmed he plans to step down from the role in 2015 despite admitting the timing was "not ideal". |
| Patten, the former cabinet minister and Hong Kong governor who has received sustained criticism over the Savile scandal and executive payoffs, said he intended to serve only one four-year term after his appointment in 2011. | Patten, the former cabinet minister and Hong Kong governor who has received sustained criticism over the Savile scandal and executive payoffs, said he intended to serve only one four-year term after his appointment in 2011. |
| "I have no present intention of seeking a second term," Patten said at the unveiling of the BBC's annual report and accounts on Tuesday. | "I have no present intention of seeking a second term," Patten said at the unveiling of the BBC's annual report and accounts on Tuesday. |
| "In terms of the overall management of the BBC it's not ideal because 2015 is likely to be a general election year and the runup to [the BBC's] charter renewal and new licence fee negotiations. | "In terms of the overall management of the BBC it's not ideal because 2015 is likely to be a general election year and the runup to [the BBC's] charter renewal and new licence fee negotiations. |
| "I have no present intention of seeking a second term but if anybody were to decide that a few more weeks and months would be helpful to them then I would consider that. | "I have no present intention of seeking a second term but if anybody were to decide that a few more weeks and months would be helpful to them then I would consider that. |
| "But by that stage I will be 71. There are books I want to write but not my memoirs, and never under any circumstances a book about my experiences at the BBC. There won't be an autobiography – political autobiographies are almost universally ghastly." | "But by that stage I will be 71. There are books I want to write but not my memoirs, and never under any circumstances a book about my experiences at the BBC. There won't be an autobiography – political autobiographies are almost universally ghastly." |
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