Lisa Nandy met with BBC bosses to seek an update on its review into workplace culture following allegations against Gregg Wallace

The Gregg Wallace saga has reached the highest echelons of UK government. A Downing Street spokesperson just told the BBC that Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has held talks with BBC bosses in the wake of a BBC News investigation into Wallace’s behavior.

The MasterChef presenter said the claims have come from ‘a handful of middle-class women of a certain age’ in an Instagram post.

Downing Street said it was 'essential' that staff and the wider public have confidence that the BBC are taking allegations seriously

The British government’s culture secretary has held talks with the BBC as the broadcaster comes under growing scrutiny after one of its TV hosts drew an angry backlash for dismissing sexual misconduct

Keir Starmer's official spokesperson has said Gregg Wallace’s response to the accusations being made against him was “inappropriate and misogynistic”.

Culture secretary Lisa Nandy has held talks with BBC bosses in the wake of the controversy, a spokesperson for the prime minister has said.

A Downing Street spokesperson has weighed in on “MasterChef” U.K. host Gregg Wallace’s response to misconduct allegations against him, calling it “inappropriate and misogynistic.” According to BBC News,

Gregg Wallace has now apologized for suggesting allegations made against him of inappropriate behavior came from “a handful of middle-class women of a certain age.” After a UK government spokesperson called the MasterChef presenter’s remarks “inappropriate and misogynistic,

Gregg Wallace's response to misconduct allegations on MasterChef and other BBC shows have been described as "misogynistic" by Downing Street