A Brexit Minister is being investigated for a potential breach of ministerial rules, after asking his secretary to buy sex toys and calling her "sugar tits".

Tory MP Mark Garnier did not deny the allegations but did insist his choice of words does not not amount to harassment.

However the Cabinet Office is looking into whether a code of conduct for ministers has been breached.

UK correspondent Gavin Grey said the behaviour has got the public's imagination going wild.

"Some short time after the Harvey Weinstein scandal in Hollywood, there are certainly now lots of people looking at how MPs and others behave in parliament," he said.

Garnier said that he was referencing the sitcom Gavin and Stacey when he called her sugar tits.