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

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

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,

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 allegations made against him.

MasterChef host Gregg Wallace faced a mounting backlash over the weekend after he claimed that allegations of sexually inappropriate behaviour made against him came from a “handful of middle-class women of a certain age”.

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.

MasterChef' co-host Gregg Wallace has uploaded a post to his Instagram account apologising for his comments about his alleged accusers admitting he "wasn't in a good head space" when he released the video and he has informed his followers that he is going to take "some time out now".