Showing only posts tagged House of Commons. Show all posts.

Met police failed to act on Commons ‘honeytrap’ sexting reports last year

Source

The force has said there was nothing to suggest at the time that the messages were part of a wider pattern The Metropolitan police first had reports of unsolicited messages targeting a number of MPs, staff and journalists in Westminster last year, but officers failed to notify politicians. After …

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

Source

Tory MP resigns committee roles after apology for role in parliamentary sexting scandal The Conservative MP who divulged colleagues’ personal phone numbers to someone he met on a dating app as part of a parliamentary sexting scandal has stepped down from two Commons roles, it has been reported. William …

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

Source

Evans says he was first to alert authorities after receiving messages in what is suspected to be part of wider attempt to target MPs A Conservative MP has revealed that he was targeted in the Westminster sexting scandal and was the MP that first alerted the authorities. Luke Evans …