Victoria Atkins said that the row unfolding at the BBC is having an impact on “people who are completely innocent, but whose names have been raised on social media.”

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury said that social media companies must ensure users are behaving responsibly due to the severity of the allegations. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn