It comes as UK-US relations have been strained by the PM's refusal to be dragged further into the Iran war.

The corporation also says it is "doing more work to understand the detail of what was known by the BBC".

The online listing portal is now being pursued in a class action, launched on behalf of potentially hundreds of estate agents.

The chancellor tells the BBC it is "too early" to say exactly who would get help but hinted any support would not arrive until the autumn.

Many businesses have said they will have to pass higher wage costs onto customers.

Two British men, aged 20 and 19, and a dual British-Pakistani national, 17, remain in custody.