Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer is satisfied that the BBC will conduct a thorough investigation into the scandal that is currently engulfing the organisation. But the BBC has been asked to pause its investigation into allegations a presenter paid a teenager for explicit images "while the police scope future work" following a meeting with the Metropolitan Police, the corporation has said.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer is satisfied that the BBC will conduct a thorough investigation into the scandal that is currently engulfing the organisation. But the BBC has been asked to pause its investigation into allegations a presenter paid a teenager for explicit images "while the police scope future work" following a meeting with the Metropolitan Police, the corporation has said.