The Conservative MP William Wragg has stepped down from two Commons posts after being caught in a 'honeytrap' sexting scandal.
The Conservative MP William Wragg has stepped down from two Commons posts after being caught in a 'honeytrap' sexting scandal. Mr Wragg sent intimate pictures of himself to someone on Grindr. This person is said to have then coerced him into handing over the personal phone numbers of colleagues to them.Wragg's admission was called "courageous" by Jeremy Hunt and others, but he also faced calls to resign from his important Commons positions from others.
“I’ve hurt people by being weak. I was scared. I’m mortified. I’m so sorry that my weakness has caused other people hurt" he told The Times.On Wednesday Politico reported MPs had been sent texts from an unknown number. The sender would explain that they had met years ago, usually in one of the parliamentary bars.
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