William Wragg resigns Tory whip after divulging MPs’ phone numbers

William Wragg has stepped down from his position as a member of the Conservative party after confessing to sharing his colleagues' private phone numbers with an individual he connected with through a dating application.

The Member of Parliament representing Hazel Grove has decided to become an independent MP. On Tuesday, he resigned from his positions as the head of the Commons' public administration and constitutional affairs committee, as well as the vice-chair of the 1922 Committee, which comprises of regular Tory MPs.

In the previous week, Wragg disclosed to the Times that he surrendered his coworkers' telephone numbers after he had sent personal photographs of himself. He added that he was feeling "frightened" and "embarrassed."

Two police departments are currently examining claims that suggestive texts and images have been forwarded to MPs as part of a supposed “spear-phishing” assault.

The police in Leicestershire have initiated an inquiry based on complaints that seductive messages and pictures containing explicit content were sent to Members of Parliament in what is being called a "spear-phishing" assault. Meanwhile, the Metropolitan police have declared that they are scrutinizing unsolicited explicit messages and images that were sent in a parliamentary honeytrap sexting scheme.

Conservative Member of Parliament Luke Evans recently shared that he was a victim of the sexting scandal that rocked Westminster. He also shared that he was the first to report the inappropriate behavior to the authorities. Posting a video on Facebook, Evans explained that someone had sent him a picture of a woman in the nude on WhatsApp. After that, he received a message 10 days later.

Individuals employed in Westminster, comprising of a government minister who is currently in office, have received unwelcome WhatsApp messages from two untrustworthy phone digits, with the number being about 12.

Individuals who were victimized by the cyber-attack were messaged by an individual who utilized the monikers "Abi" or "Charlie". A person who received a message from a WhatsApp user identifying themselves as "Abigail" or "Abi" spoke with The Guardian about their experience.

A representative of the office that manages government whips declared that Will Wragg has chosen to withdraw from his duties on the public accounts and 1922 committees. Furthermore, he has informed the chief whip that he will relinquish the Conservative whip of his own accord.