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.

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 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 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 against him.

Gregg Wallace ‘stepped away’ from the MasterChef show last week in the wake of allegations published by The Telegraph - Instagram Gregg Wallace’s comments about middle class women were inappropriate and misogynistic,

The BBC is facing a mutiny from its own staff after it emerged that bosses knew of allegations against Gregg Wallace as far back as 2012 and had been warned about his alleged behaviour four times. Furious BBC insiders have suggested that senior staff could have more forcefully intervened after receiving complaints about the MasterChef star’s

Gregg Wallace spoke out over the weekend to say it was 'a handful of middle-class women of a certain age' making accusations about his behaviour on a number of shows