Hazel Grove MP William Wragg apologises over involvement in sexting scandal
manchestereveningnews.co.ukHazel Grove MP William Wragg has apologised over his involvement in a sexting scandal that targeted fellow MPs. It is reported that police are investigating after politicians were targeted and sent flirtatious messages.
Mr Wragg, who is chairman of a Commons select committee, reportedly toldthe Times that he had provided the personal phone numbers of colleagues to a man who he had been chatting to on gay dating app Grindr.
The 36-year-old openly gay Conservative MP, who has been the Member of Parliament since 2015, told the newspaper he was “mortified” about the incident. READ MORE HOME apologises and says Palestinian event will go ahead after protest by artists "They had compromising things on me," he told The Times. "They wouldn’t leave me alone.
They would ask for people. I gave them some numbers, not all of them. I told him to stop. He’s manipulated me and now I’ve hurt other people." The newspaper also reported that Mr Wragg said the pair 'exchanged pictures' and were 'meant to meet up' before the user began asking for the phone numbers of people. “I’ve hurt people by being weak.
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