Rishi Sunak: claims of BBC presenter paying for explicit pictures ‘shocking and concerning’

Rishi Sunak has said he was ‘shocked and ‘concerned’ by reports that a BBC presenter may have paid thousands for explicit photos from a young person. Ministers had been reassured by the corporation that its investigation into the case would be quick, the prime minister added. A prominent male BBC presenter was suspended at the weekend after allegations he spent £35,000 buying explicit images from a young person, who was allegedly 17 years old when they started talking online
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