Government picks Tory peer Michael Grade to chair Ofcom

Choice of veteran broadcasting executive appears to bring chaotic recruitment saga to an end

Michael Grade has been chosen as the government's choice to oversee the media regulator, Ofcom, ending one of the more controversial and drawn-out government recruitment processes in recent British political history.

The Conservative peer - who has held senior executive positions at the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 - will have to face a pre-appointment hearing in front of MPs but is likely to be approved to take the job, finally drawing the process to a close.