Allegations that a BBC presenter paid a teenager more than £35,000 for sexually explicit photos are "very, very serious", a Government minister has said.
Treasury minister Victoria Atkins said the BBC must "act very swiftly" as "public attention and concern grows" over the allegations. The former criminal barrister warned we must remember there is a young person at the centre of this who "will be feeling possibly very, very distressed".
Urgent talks have taken place today between the Culture Secretary and the BBC director-general over the allegations. Speaking out this afternoon, Tory minister Lucy Frazer said she has been assured by BBC boss Tim Davie that the corporation is investigating the allegations “swiftly and sensitively”.
