Urgent talks have taken place today between the Culture Secretary and the BBC director-general after serious claims one of its biggest presenters paid a teenager more than £35,000 for sexually explicit photos.
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”.
In a statement ahead of the meeting, a Department of Culture, Media and Sport spokesperson said: "As a public service broadcaster in receipt of public funding, senior officials have stressed to the BBC that the allegations must be investigated urgently and sensitively, with the department kept informed. The culture secretary will be speaking to Tim Davie later today."
