BBC presenter scandal: MPs threaten to use parliamentary privilege to name person in House of Commons

Several lawmakers have threatened to reveal the identity of the BBC presenter embroiled in the sex scandal with a young person, as pressure mounts on the network to identify the host who allegedly paid a significant sum of money in exchange for sexually explicit pictures.

MPs have reportedly suggested they could step in and identify the presenter, who is said to be a "household name" and command a "six-figure salary," after a number of staff were forced to deny it was them as rumours and speculation spread on social media.

The Sun, in its initial exclusive report revealed the presenter had paid the young person over £35,000 for the pictures since they were 17. According to the mum who was interviewed by the paper, the payments, which were sent over the period of three years, were used to fund her child’s cocaine addiction.