️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  Rona Fairhead should resign or be sacked as chairman of the BBC Trust, a leading MP demanded yesterday.<unk> Rona Fairhead should resign or be sacked as chairman of the BBC Trust, a leading MP demanded yesterday. Margaret Hodge said Mrs Fairhead, who is also a director of HSBC, had been either <unk>incredibly naive or totally incompetent<unk> over the tax evasion scandal at the bank's Swiss division. Margaret Hodge said Mrs Fairhead, who is also a director of HSBC, had been either <unk>incredibly naive or totally incompetent<unk> over the tax evasion scandal at the bank's Swiss division. 53-year-old was criticized by MPs on the powerful Public Accounts Committee as they grilled her over allegations that the embattled bank helped wealthy clients to hide billions of pounds from the taxman.<unk> 53-year-old was criticized by MPs on the powerful Public Accounts Committee as they grilled her over allegations that the embattled bank helped wealthy clients to hide billions of pounds from the taxman.<unk> <unk> <unk> Rona Fairhead faced a call to resign as chairman of the BBC Trust after being grilled about her time as a non-executive director on HSBC's board.<unk> Rona Fairhead faced a call to resign as chairman of the BBC Trust after being grilled about her time as a non-executive director on HSBC's board.<unk> Rona Fairhead faced a call to resign as chairman of the BBC Trust after being grilled about her time as a non-executive director on HSBC's board.<unk> Mrs Fairhead claimed repeatedly that she had not been aware of any wrongdoing and that she had relied on various committees and structures to flag up problems. <unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk> I really do think you should consider your position and consider resigning and if not, the Government should sack you. Either you knew or you didn't know<unk> and I think in that case that you are either incredibly naive or totally incompetent.<unk> I don<unk>t think that the performance you<unk>ve shown here, and your record as a guardian of HSBC give me confidence that you should be the guardian of the license fee.<unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk> Mrs Fairhead has already come under considerable pressure over potential conflicts between her multiple jobs, since she started as chairman of the BBC Trust last September. Mrs Fairhead has already come under considerable pressure over potential conflicts between her multiple jobs, since she started as chairman of the BBC Trust last September. Committee chairman Margaret Hodge said Ms Fairhead had lost her trust, but Tory committee member Stephen Hammond disagreed with the call for her to resign. <unk> Committee chairman Margaret Hodge said Ms Fairhead had lost her trust, but Tory committee member Stephen Hammond disagreed with the call for her to resign. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ <unk> <unk> <unk>
<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> MPs cannot have confidence in Fairhead to run BBC watchdog.<unk> Fairhead<unk>said<unk>she<unk>had<unk> been<unk> unyielding<unk> about<unk>any<unk> wrongdoing<unk> at<unk>the bank.