William Wragg Resigns Conservative Whip Amid Westminster Honeytrap Scandal
MP William Wragg has resigned from the Conservative Party and will now sit as an independent in the House of Commons.
He gave up his roles on the 1922 backbench committee and the Public Administration Committee following reports that he shared MPs' personal phone numbers with someone on a dating app.
Last week, Wragg admitted to being targeted by a suspected Westminster honeytrap plot, where he was asked for the numbers of other MPs and received unsolicited explicit messages.
Up to 20 people in political circles have been affected by this scandal.
The Metropolitan Police and Leicestershire Police are investigating reports of malicious communications, including suspicious messages and cyber-flashing incidents, sent to MPs and political figures.
Some politicians, such as Luke Evans and an unnamed former MP, have come forward with their experiences, which include flirtatious messages and explicit images.
Conservative MP Will Wragg has stepped down from his roles and relinquished the Conservative Whip following the investigation.
A 36-year-old Conservative MP, Mr. Wragg, resigned as vice-chair of the 1922 committee on Monday.
The party whips stated his departure was voluntary, but some MPs were surprised and believed he should have been suspended or lost the Conservative whip.
The party chair, Richard Holden, stated Mr. Wragg's political career was over.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt praised Mr. Wragg's apology as courageous.
The specific reason for Mr. Wragg's resignation was not mentioned in the text.
Mr. Wragg, a British MP, called for Boris Johnson and Liz Truss to step down following partygate revelations and other scandals.
His actions upset some allies of Johnson and Truss, who criticized him for compromising party security and throwing stones at others.
Wragg's decision to resign from the parliamentary party may ease some pressure on the prime minister, but critics may continue to question Rishi Sunak's handling of the situation.
Mr. Wragg has decided to continue serving as an independent MP despite announcing his plans to leave politics at the next election.
His friends believe he has no intention of resigning.
His political career was set to end this year, but not in the way he had planned.
Last week, Wragg admitted to being targeted by a suspected Westminster honeytrap plot, where he was asked for the numbers of other MPs and received unsolicited explicit messages.
Up to 20 people in political circles have been affected by this scandal.
The Metropolitan Police and Leicestershire Police are investigating reports of malicious communications, including suspicious messages and cyber-flashing incidents, sent to MPs and political figures.
Some politicians, such as Luke Evans and an unnamed former MP, have come forward with their experiences, which include flirtatious messages and explicit images.
Conservative MP Will Wragg has stepped down from his roles and relinquished the Conservative Whip following the investigation.
A 36-year-old Conservative MP, Mr. Wragg, resigned as vice-chair of the 1922 committee on Monday.
The party whips stated his departure was voluntary, but some MPs were surprised and believed he should have been suspended or lost the Conservative whip.
The party chair, Richard Holden, stated Mr. Wragg's political career was over.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt praised Mr. Wragg's apology as courageous.
The specific reason for Mr. Wragg's resignation was not mentioned in the text.
Mr. Wragg, a British MP, called for Boris Johnson and Liz Truss to step down following partygate revelations and other scandals.
His actions upset some allies of Johnson and Truss, who criticized him for compromising party security and throwing stones at others.
Wragg's decision to resign from the parliamentary party may ease some pressure on the prime minister, but critics may continue to question Rishi Sunak's handling of the situation.
Mr. Wragg has decided to continue serving as an independent MP despite announcing his plans to leave politics at the next election.
His friends believe he has no intention of resigning.
His political career was set to end this year, but not in the way he had planned.
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