Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy will hold an urgent meeting with BBC boss Tim Davie over his handling of the Huw Edwards case.

Edwards, who was the BBC’s highest-paid newsreader before he resigned in April, pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children on Wednesday.

Questions have been raised over the BBC’s handling of the scandal after it emerged the corporation knew of Edwards’ arrest in November, but continued employing him until April.

The corporation said…