The 51-year-old faces three counts of rape, three charges of sexual assault and one of indecent assault.

The move forms part of the BBC's wider strategy to reach digitally-native new and younger audiences.

The Irish writer is best known for novels such as Normal People, Intermezzo and Conversations With Friends.

Along with the Sittingbourne and Sheppey MP, Dyer is calling for water companies to be nationalised.