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William Wragg gives up Tory whip after divulging MPs' phone numbers to suspected scammer

Mr Wragg admitted he had given the phone numbers to someone on a dating app amid fears intimate images of him would be leaked

Evening Standard

William Wragg resigns from two Commons roles after divulging MPs’ phone numbers

Tory MP resigns committee roles after apology for role in parliamentary sexting scandal

The Guardian - UK

Met Police confirms investigation into MP explicit photos honeytrap scandal

A number of unsolicited messages were sent to MPs over recent months, the force said

Evening Standard

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No 10 tells MPs to be cautious about unsolicited messages after attempted ‘honeytrap’

Message comes as pressure builds on Tories to take disciplinary action against MP William Wragg

The Guardian - UK

Tory MP caught in 'Westminster honeytrap' guilty of 'exceptionally inappropriate' behaviour - minister

Tories face calls to suspend whip from William Wragg MP

Evening Standard

The Observer view on the Westminster honeytrap: it was too easy to set for our WhatsApp-addicted MPs

Politicians believed the illusion of privacy and safety, but government by such apps undermines democracy

The Guardian - UK

Tory MP Luke Evans reveals he was targeted in Westminster sexting scandal

Evans says he was first to alert authorities after receiving messages in what is suspected to be part of wider attempt to target MPs

The Guardian - UK

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Scotland Yard working with other police forces over MP explicit photos scandal

The Met’s involvement came after Conservative MP William Wragg said he was ‘manipulated’ into sharing personal phone numbers of colleagues

Evening Standard

Who is behind the Westminster WhatsApp ‘honeytrap’ stings?

Senior figures suggest a foreign state, others believe a political insider is the more likely culprit

The Guardian - UK

What is a honey trap? Conservative MP William Wragg targeted by scammers

There have been several cases involving this scam, with the most recent headlines involving members of Parliament

Evening Standard

An MP who gives colleagues’ numbers to blackmailers. Isn’t William Wragg just right for this Westminster?

The ‘senior Tory’ has issued a self-flagellating apology, but we should see him as a child of this political age, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

William Wragg resignation calls ‘a question for the Conservatives’, Rachel Reeves says – as it happened

Labour’s shadow chancellor says she is concerned about William Wragg incident and says it is right there is proper investigation

The Guardian - UK

Scotland Yard 'working with other police forces' over MP naked photos honeytrap scandal

Tory MP William Wragg has said he was ‘manipulated’ into passing personal phone numbers of colleagues and parliamentary staff to a man he met on dating app Grindr

Evening Standard

Senior Tory ‘mortified’ after reportedly passing MPs’ data to dating app contact

William Wragg says he was pressed for colleagues’ details after sharing compromising photos of himself

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The Guardian - UK

No 10 accused of blocking Nick Hardwick to be health ombudsman

Former Parole Board chair resigned in 2018 when the high court overturned a decision to release serial rapist John Worboys

The Guardian - UK

‘This place is utterly dysfunctional’: MPs on why they’re leaving parliament

Almost 100 MPs will stand down at the next election – and for many it won’t come a moment too soon. Here, Harriet Harman, Charles Walker, Caroline Lucas and others talk about what life inside Westminster is really like

The Guardian - UK

Commons speaker apologises after Gaza ceasefire debate descends into chaos

Government boycotts precedent-breaking vote that saved Labour mutiny, leaving Tory and SNP MPs to aim fury at Lindsay Hoyle

The Guardian - UK

No 10 rejects MPs’ plan to stop ministers putting friends on Whitehall boards

Tory MP William Wragg calls decision not to prevent ‘super-spads’ being made non-executive directors ‘disappointing’

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The Independent UK

Nadine Dorries faces fresh probe calls after ‘pushing to get on Truss honours list’

Former ethics chief calls for investigation after Dorries reported for sending ‘forceful’ message to cabinet secretary

The Guardian - UK

Nadine Dorries reported to speaker over ‘forceful’ emails about peerage

Cabinet secretary seeks advice on whether MP’s complaints breached Honours (Prevention of Abuses) Act

Daily Mirror

Lawyers probe Nadine Dorries for sending 'forceful' messages over blocked peerage

In a savage dig at Nadine Dorries, Tory MP William Wragg - who chairs Parliament's Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee - described her as the 'lingering MP for Mid Bedfordshire'

Daily Mirror

7 highlights from Rishi Sunak mega-grilling on small boats, cost of living and inflation

The PM often looked uncomfortable as he was quizzed by senior backbenchers on issues such as a rise in migrant crossings by small boat across the Channel, the cost of living crisis and inflation

The Independent UK

Sunak clashes with Bryant over respect for Parliament

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s attitude to the Commons was questioned by Standards Committee chairman Sir Chris Bryant.

The National (Scotland)

MPs launch inquiry into Lords appointment process amid Boris Johnson honours list row

A WESTMINSTER committee has launched an inquiry into the House of Lords with MPs set to investigate the appointments process following calls for…

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer's U-turn on 'abolish the Lords' pledge panned across political spectrum

KEIR Starmer has been called out across the political spectrum after his party revealed plans to “appoint dozens” of new Labour peers to the…

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