The BBC presenter scandal has put the corporation in peril – those in charge need to provide answers fast

Editorial: Clear, well-communicated action is the order of the day

There is no doubt this is a crisis for the organisation (PA)

The calls have come from all parts of the political spectrum for the BBC to act swiftly to investigate its handling of allegations that a star presenter paid a teenager tens of thousands of pounds for explicit pictures. The BBC has belatedly suspended the presenter in question and called in the police.

Urgent talks between the culture secretary Lucy Frazer and BBC’s director-general Tim Davie on Sunday highlight the political pressure – that will only build – on the BBC to act. Not least given that the allegations involve potential criminality. And while there have been plenty of occasions where the BBC has been used as a political football in recent times, it is clear that the corporation has serious questions to answer.