The BBC has suspended one of its most familiar soap stars after he was heard using a slur against people with disabilities on a TV set, using the phrase to describe the people of Blackpool where he was filming.

Jamie Borthwick has issued a statement after using an offensive term in a video which was allegedly shared while he was on Strictly Come Dancing.

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