William Wragg has resigned as vice-chairman of the 1922 Committee and as the chair of the Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee.
A Tory MP has resigned as vice-chairman of the 1922 Committee and as the chair of the Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee amid a backlash over his involvement in a parliamentary sexting scam.
In a statement to ITV News, a spokesperson for PACAC said the Speaker "has received written notice from Mr Wragg that he wishes to resign." In a video posted to Facebook on Friday, Dr Evans said: “The first set of messages I got was on a day I was with my wife, and I got a one-time open photo on WhatsApp of an explicit image of a naked lady. As soon as I got these, the next day I reported it to the police, the authorities and the chief whip.
But pressure has mounted in recent days amid concerns over parliamentary security, with critics from across the political divide questioning Mr Wragg’s behaviour. In an article for Mail+, she alluded to Mr Wragg’s criticism of the former prime minister during the final days of his premiership after the scandal involving former deputy chief whip Chris Pincher, who allegedly groped two men while drunk.
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