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Now Sir Jacob, who is also a GB News presenter, hopes the reality show gives him another platform to, in his words, "get the Conservative message out there".

MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace has apologised for suggesting allegations against him came from "a handful of middle-class women of a certain age".

In a video posted to Instagram on Sunday, the presenter said there had been "13 complaints" from "over 4,000 contestants" he had worked with in 20 years on the BBC show MasterChef.

But this week, a BBC News investigation revealed a string of allegations of inappropriate sexual comments and inappropriate behaviour against the presenter, some of which relate to events after Mir’s complaint.

He told presenter Riz Lateef that there had been more disciplinary and misconduct action against staff in the service than in the history of the organisation.