himself. about the 'udgment of william wragg himself. ., ~ about the 'udgment of william wragg himselfh around 600 people either trapped in highway tunnels or cut off in remote areas after wednesday's earthquake. almost all are guests and staff of a remote hotel who are unable to leave because of damaged roads. ten people were killed and more than 1,000 injured after the island's biggest quake in more than a quarter of a century. strict building regulations in taiwan helped prevent a major catastrophe. earlier our asia correspondent rupert wingfield hayes sent this update from hualien. here in hualien, the rescue efforts have ended and it's now all about stabilizing the damaged structures like this one behind me and trying to make everything safe. and actually, just before i came on air, we had another large aftershock here which shook the building behind me here. we've had a couple of aftershocks this morning. that building has apparently moved 1cm in this direction, and that's making the the job of propping it up and securing it more difficult for the crews working there. elsewhere i

the bbc has attempted to contact mr wragg.ple working in westminster are believed to have been targeted, all receiving unsolicited whatsapp messages from suspicious mobile numbers. 0ur political correspondent hannah miller reports. good afternoon, prime minister. good afternoon. questioning the prime minister last week, the senior conservative mp william wragg now reported to be at the centre of a romance scam that targeted some of the most powerful people in the country. william wragg told the times newspaper he handed over the personal phone numbers of colleagues to a person he met on the dating app grindr. he apologised, reportedly saying, "they had compromising things on me, 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 hurt other people." among the victims, one former mp who last month received this message from a person going by the name of charlie. "long time, no speak", they said. "miss you in westminster". the former

i understand from a senior tory that william wragg - wragg tonight? as vice chair of the 1922 committee of conservative mps and stepping back as chair of the cross—party public administration and constitutional affairs select committee. the officers of the 1922 committee. the officers of the 1922 committee and members of the select committee and members of the select committee have not been notified of any change, but friends of william wragg are expecting that to happen and they believe that will be the right decision. these friends are saying that william wragg, who has been very open in the past about his challenges with his mental health, has been devastated by what he did. but those friends also say, look, he did make a serious mistake and they say that mistake has broken trust and that means he can't remain in those two trusted post.— and that means he can't remain in those two trusted post. henry, you were targeted _ those two trusted post. henry, you were targeted by — those two trusted post. henry, you were targeted by the _ those two trusted

--j wragg. it emerged last week that toast? it is such a weird story. -- l wragg. but way more than a dozen at the very least were being contacted over a period of several months by people claiming to be in some cases they called themselves charlie, some cases abbey, and it wasn't completely clear what they wanted but in some cases they exchange explicit images with these people. last thursday william wragg a conservative mp for hazel grove, in greater manchester, he came out and said, actually he had passed the numbers of some conservative mps onto somebody that he had met on a dating app because he felt threatened by them because they had comprising information, we don't know what, on him, and from that point onwards i think his position as conservative mp was always going to come under strain. to start this week he announced he was standing down from a couple of committee positions, but some people still wanted him to go further and like last night he announced he was voluntarily relinquishing the conservative whip which means he is still an mp but he will be si

why are they treating wragg as victim? treating wragg as the victim?ending intimate pictures gay site pictures to a gay dating site whilst would get whilst at work. would get anybody it's not mps, anybody fired. it's not mps, it's but would get it's unbelievable. but would get anyone except not mps. anyone fired except not mps. unbelievable and also tony from luton morning. tony, this mp seems to be getting sympathy for not only the monumental stupidity of sending pictures to a random stranger. he didn't meet person. of course meet this person. of course we should that. say should say that. he does say didn't meet them, but then craven submitting craven cowardice of submitting to rather than taking to blackmail rather than taking responsibility for his actions. >> what makes it even >> that's what makes it even more amazing. absurd me that more amazing. absurd for me that you . i mean, i know about you. i mean, i don't know about you. i mean, i don't know about you at home, but i would you guys at home, but i would never send pictures some never send p

i think in case, we'll wragg has in this case, we'll wragg has made miscalculation .nk made a miscalculation. i think you've there jeremy you've seen there from jeremy hunfs you've seen there from jeremy hunt's about how hunt's comments about how courageous his statement was. i think what could think actually what wragg could have done was just, you know, be honest about fact that he honest about the fact that he had pictures were had these these pictures were out there and the messages etc, because don't think because people don't think i don't much as don't think they care as much as they i think that's they used to. and i think that's about around about changing norms around social but he was social media. but also, he was the this. and i think the victim of this. and i think that the mistake, not that was the mistake, not actually think people would actually think that people would immediately him immediately sympathise with him on know, on this because, you know, i think this is going to be think this stuff is going to be more a feature of more and more of a feat

the bbc has attempted to contact mr wragg.unsolicited whatsapp messages from suspicious mobile numbers. let's speak to our political correspondent peter saull, who's in westminster. there has been more reaction to this. bring us up to date? the first element is — this. bring us up to date? the first element is william wragg - this. bring us up to date? the first element is william wragg himself. this. bring us up to date? the first. element is william wragg himself. he is a seniorfigure, he is also element is william wragg himself. he is a senior figure, he is also the vice chair of the 9022 committee, which is a backbench group that bought tory mps belong to. i think questions about his judgment, why did he hand over the phone numbers of some of his colleagues to this individual? he has that he is very sorry for the hurt he has caused to other and his party here and i think the overriding sentiment that we are getting from people is one of sympathy, actually, for william wragg, he is seen as something of a victim. no suggesti

in westminster, william wragg is a familiarface, a senior westminster, william wragg is a familiar face he chairs a committee which scrutinises the government. the intimidation _ scrutinises the government. the intimidation of _ scrutinises the government. tue: intimidation of a scrutinises the government. tte: intimidation of a member scrutinises the government. t"t;a: intimidation of a member of parliament is a serious matter. this was him criticising _ parliament is a serious matter. this was him criticising some in his party a couple of years ago. today he is in the spotlight after admitting to the times he passed on colleagues' numbers to a man on a dating app after sending intimate pictures of himself. mr wragg told the baby he was glad the individual had compromising material on him and he was mortified and sorry. the had compromising material on him and he was mortified and sorry.— he was mortified and sorry. the mp involved has _ he was mortified and sorry. the mp involved has given _ he was mortified and sorry. the mp involved has given a _ he was mortified and sorry. the mp i

william wragg has us. now, william wragg has issued this statement.'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. i got chatting to a guy on an app and we exchanged pictures. we were meant to meet up for drinks but then didn't. then he started asking for numbers of people. i was worried because he had stuff on me. he gave me a whatsapp number which doesn't work now. i've hurt people by being weak. i've hurt people by being weak. i was scared, i'm mortified. i'm so sorry that my weakness has caused other people hurt. it's a statement from the heart. there now, you may have booked your houday now, you may have booked your holiday for this year, but what about next year ? well, you could about next year? well, you could win a bespoke greek cruise for two and our brand new giveaway. not only that, but ten grand in cold, hard, tax free cash and a luxury travel gift package on top of it too as our biggest giveaway so far. and here's how you cou

the bbc has attempted to contact mr wragg.estminster are believed to have been targeted, all receiving unsolicited whatsapp messages from suspicious mobile numbers. 0ur political correspondent hannah miller reports. good afternoon, prime minister. good afternoon. questioning the prime minister last week, the senior conservative mp, william wragg. now reported to be at the centre of a romance scam that targeted some of the most powerful people in the country. william wragg told the times newspaper he handed over the personal phone numbers of colleagues to a person he met on the dating app grindr. he apologised, reportedly saying, "they had compromising things on me, 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." among the victims, one former mp who last month received this message from a person going by the name of charlie. "long time, no speak", they said. "miss you in westminster". the former mp tol

the bbc has attempted to contact mr wragg but he has not responded. the heart of government. our political correspondent nick eardley reports. can i ask the leader of the house...? this is william wragg, a conservative mp with connections across parliament. he is now at the centre of a scandal at westminster about pictures shared on a dating app, and sharing the phone numbers of other mps. mr wragg has told the times that he met a man on the dating app grindr. they sent each other pictures. the man later started, we are told, asking for contact details for others in parliament. mr wragg told the paper, "they had compromising things on me. they wouldn't leave me alone. they would ask for people. i gave them some numbers, not all of them. i told them to stop. he has manipulated me and now i've hurt other people." mr wragg has been contacted by the bbc, but we haven't had a response. he remains a conservative mp. the events of the last few days have been a great cause for concern. the mp involved has given a courageous and fulsome apology. but the lesson

the first is about william wragg himself.tions, the decision to share those phone numbers with someone it appears he didn't really know. i had spoken to some conservatives who are surprised he has not had the whip suspended, being removed from the conservative party in parliament. the whips office say they are not commenting while police are launching an investigation. that is one thing. the other is how deep this goes. we can't be sure how many have been impacted by this. at the moment, cyber security has been a concern about westminster for years. i suspect there will be much more concerned this afternoon about who else might be potentially compromised by this. else might be potentially comromised b this. ., ~ , ., , compromised by this. thank you very much, nick — compromised by this. thank you very much, nick eardley, _ compromised by this. thank you very much, nick eardley, our _ compromised by this. thank you very much, nick eardley, our political - much, nick eardley, our political correspondent. it is 18 minutes past

the bbc has attempted to contact mr wragg.ing in westminster are believed to have been targeted, all receiving unsolicited whatsapp messages from suspicious mobile numbers. 0ur political correspondent hannah miller reports. good afternoon, prime minister. good afternoon. questioning the prime minister last week, the senior conservative mp, william wragg. now reported to be at the centre of a romance scam that targeted some of the most powerful people in the country. william wragg told the times newspaper he handed over the personal phone numbers of colleagues to a person he met on the dating app grindr. he apologised, reportedly saying, "they had compromising things on me, 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 hurt other people." among the victims, one former mp who last month received this message from a person going by the name of charlie. "long time, no speak", they said. "miss you in westminster". the former mp tol

a question about william wragg, is that right yes - william wragg, is that right yes quit the tory partyand this is a reminder to everyone in public life about being sceptical and suspicious about unsolicited e—mails and messages coming into you. there are lots of people out there and we have to be on guard. white men do you regret backing him? element he has rightly apologised for what he has done. —— do you regret backing him? he has rightly apologised. are you worried homes and rand are being given to locals now? element i saw the president of lander in downing street this week and they are committed and i'm confident —— are committed and i'm confident —— are you worried about homes and rwanda being given to locals now? i saw the president of rwanda and i'm confident that the scheme will be operational, you can get people on flights because that is how we set “p flights because that is how we set up a deterrent and ultimately end the unfairness of people jumping the queue, coming here illegally, putting pressure on local services and risking their own lives which is not right, fair or

william willie wragg's done. >> so would the old william wragg have called for william wragg have calledliam wragg to resign? >> almost certainly. >> almost certainly. >> think the temperature has >> i think the temperature has just plummeted in hell and it's frozen over because amy and i agree with each other for the first time. >> but i also initially i felt i felt quite bad for him because, you know, my first instinct was how awful must be to be how awful it must be to be blackmailed in way , but in, blackmailed in this way, but in, you know, the first obvious point to make is that it's he should he nigel farage is right. he called him an idiot, should he nigel farage is right. he called him an idiot , that he he called him an idiot, that he should have known better than to send these texts in the first place. these messages, but there is an obvious security problem. and actually, i think this goes back your , referring to his back to your, referring to his roles on those various committees he should almost committees that he should almost certainly resign for if he has any integrity

william wragg has �*voluntarily�* given up the tory whip. didn't the prime minister make the decision for him? nick watt will bring you the latest. also tonight — this ex—postmaster watched the real alan bates give evidence for the first time to the post office inquiry today, as the long wait forjustice continues. and — how should children with gender dysphoria be treated? following a newsnight investigation, two years ago an interim report into the tavistock gender service led to its closure. tomorrow, we hear the recommendations for how future care should happen. hannah barnes, who produced newsnight�*s tavistock investigation, is here. good evening. the politician at the centre of the westminster sexting scandal has tonight voluntarily given up the conservative whip. william wragg last week told the times he gave mps�* personal phone numbers to someone he met on grindr after sending intimate pictures of himself to the user. the now independent mp for hazel grove said he was scared that they "had compromising things on me". some are asking

the bbc has attempted to contact mr wragg.in westminster are believed to have been targeted, all receiving unsolicited whatsapp messages from suspicious mobile numbers. 0ur political correspondent, hannah miller, reports. good afternoon, prime minister. good afternoon. questioning the prime minister last week, the senior conservative mp, william wragg. now reported to be at the centre of a romance scam that targeted some of the most powerful people in the country. william wragg told the times newspaper he handed over the personal phone numbers of colleagues to a person he met on the dating app grindr. he apologised, reportedly saying... among the victims, one former mp who last month received this message from a person going by the name of charlie. the former mp told me "it seemed so realistic". the last part of that message was "westminster misses you", and that was basically something thatjust friends usually do say anyway to make me feel better. i was embarrassed, thinking i'm speaking to someone who knows who i am. the mes

and tory mp will wragg scandal.an he met on a dating app. >> yes. william wragg has apologised profusely and said that he is mortified after leaking the numbers of up to 12 other mps and parliamentary staffers . questions over staffers. questions over security. i'll bring you the details shortly . details shortly. >> us president joe biden tells benjamin netanyahu to stop killing civilians in gaza , killing civilians in gaza, begging the question will washington withhold arms sales to israel? >> more travel misery for commuters as train drivers start a new wave of strikes over pay . a new wave of strikes over pay. >> travel chaos once again, the first of three strike days as rail passengers are urged to check before they travel. >> a survey reveals a record number of police officers are now turning to food banks in order to stay afloat. is it time they got a pay rise ? they got a pay rise? >> and do you ever pop to the dentist for a filler in your face? that is. yeah anyway, dentists are under fire after providing p

wragg: thank you.t ombudsman retires from his role at the end of this month. last night in the house a motion was put for the appointment of a temporary ombudsman. i sat on a panel that put forward a name to number 10 for the permanent position. what is the status of that name? the prime minister: i will have to get back to you, i'm afraid, will. i apologize. mr. wragg: i would be grateful, because the panel wrote to you in mid-january on this matter, and it is important. i will move on to civil service reform. the chancellor of the exchequer announced in the autumn statement that the civil service will be capped at 488,000. it has continued to grow, though, and is currently on 502,750. is the government's policy still to reduce the size of the civil service? the prime minister: yes. i alluded earlier to efficiency savings. obviously, what the chancellor said is the statement of policy, but more broadly i refer back to the earlier comments. what we have seen is a 5% decline in public sector productivit

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i went to this conservative party lunch, near william, near william wragg's , william, near william wragg'syou did you meet your, did you bump into your naked ex roommate there? no. >> and , he was, they were all >> and, he was, they were all who is. they were all scoffing about, nigel farage and brexit. and this was just before the referendum, and i said , i said, referendum, and i said, i said, excuse me. i stood up and said, laugh at them at your peril. they're not swivel eyed. you're right. and you won't be laughing. one day they'll be putting you out power. and if putting you out of power. and if i nigel, i would stick with i were nigel, i would stick with his platform on. gb news is absolutely brilliant. gb news is really needed and a lot of people come to it because he's on it and i think he's far more powerful having a nightly show on a national television station than fumbling phone on than fumbling with his phone on whatever dating app he might prefer in a commons bar. >> that's exactly right. he'll get accosted by tory mps, finally, the bbc is to launch a video game starring gary

in westminster, william wragg is a familiarface.vative mp, he chairs a committee which scrutinises the government. the intimidation of a member of parliament is a serious matter. this was him criticising some in his party a couple of years ago. today, he's the one in the spotlight after admitting to the times that he had passed on colleagues' numbers to a man on a dating app after sending him intimate pictures of himself. mr wragg told the paper he was scared the individual had compromising material on him and he was mortified and sorry. the mp involved has given a courageous and fulsome apology. but the lesson here for all mps is that they need to be very careful about cyber security. mr wragg's admission came after a number of men in westminster were sent unsolicited messages by a person claiming to be someone they'd met before. in some cases the messenger, variously using the names �*abi' or �*charlie', quickly turned to making flirtatious comments and in at least one case, sent an explicit picture. in positions of responsibility

this is william wragg _ you tell us more about that.s more about that. this is william wragg the conservative - you tell us more about that. this isj william wragg the conservative mp who says he met a person on a gay dating up and handed over a number of mps phone numbers, he spoke to the times afterwards saying he was very sorry and mortified by it but he was scared because this person had compromising things on him. there has been support for william wragg from senior mps in the conservative party who feared he may have been a victim of this. there are questions over his judgment in handing over those phone numbers for a parliamentarian to do that when they are clearly sensitive information, it has been questioned by some mps including within the conservative party but william wragg told the times he was mortified and felt scared because this person he had met initially on the dating up had met initially on the dating up had compromising material. imilieu had met initially on the dating up had compromising material. when it comes to

i went to this conservative party lunch, near william, near william wragg's , william, near william wragg'syou did you meet your, did you bump into your naked ex roommate there? no. >> and , he was, they were all >> and, he was, they were all who is. they were all scoffing about, nigel farage and brexit. and this was just before the referendum, and i said , i said, referendum, and i said, i said, excuse me. i stood up and said, laugh at them at your peril. they're not swivel eyed. you're right. and you won't be laughing. one day they'll be putting you out power. and if putting you out of power. and if i nigel, i would stick with i were nigel, i would stick with his platform on. gb news is absolutely brilliant. gb news is really needed and a lot of people come to it because he's on it and i think he's far more powerful having a nightly show on a national television station than fumbling phone on than fumbling with his phone on whatever dating app he might prefer in a commons bar. >> that's exactly right. he'll get accosted by tory mps, finally, the bbc is to launch a video game starring gary

and william wragg has been in the news. the victim apparently , of a honey victim apparently, of a honey trap. i will tell you why i do not believe william wragg to be a victim at all. frankly, just an idiot, and probably quite a dangerous one. but before all of that, let's get the news with polly middlehurst. >> nigel, thanks very much indeed. and good evening to you. well, the top story from the gb newsroom tonight is that west yorkshire police have confirmed that a nationwide is now that a nationwide manhunt is now underway for a man wanted in connection with the murder of a woman in bradford, and they confirmed at a press conference this afternoon . the suspect is this afternoon. the suspect is known them. 25 year old habib known to them. 25 year old habib masoom came to britain on a student visa and is believed to be from the oldham area . he's be from the oldham area. he's described as an asian man of slim build . police want to speak slim build. police want to speak to any taxi drivers in the bradford area who may ha

doubt make further fullness william wragg will no doubt make fu|time fullness william wragg will noe and we'll have fullness william wragg will no doubt make fu|time and we'll have t01llness william wragg will no doubt make fu|time and we'll have to assess of time and we'll have to assess what he has to say then. but this is , i mean, it's not this is, i mean, it's not treason. i'm not going to accuse this guy of treason. right. but you're giving personal details to colleagues who are in a government to somebody who clearly , it appears, is clearly, it appears, is extorting him. i mean, that is all awful. >> it really is awful. and the question is, why did he not go immediately to the police? i mean, i don't i don't understand why he didn't do that. but it as matthew said, you're not many steps away from defence secrets, are you? this is it. >> this is what i'm getting at. >> this is what i'm getting at. >> yes, yes. >>- >> yes, yes. >> profumo esque profumo esque. >> profumo esque profumo esque. >> that's the thing we >> well, that's the thing we well, this is the tip well, this is

william wragg is a senior conservative who chairs a committee scrutinising the government.a dating app, after sending him intimate pictures of himself. mr wragg told the paper he was scared the individual had compromising material on him and he was mortified and sorry. the mp involved has given a courageous and fulsome apology, but the lesson here for all mps is that they need to be very careful about cybersecurity. tonight, the met police confirmed they are investigating reports of a number of unsolicited messages sent to mps over recent months. that is right that there is a proper investigation into this. in positions of responsibility, we always have to think about our actions, but there are also malevolent players out there who are trying to influence politics. it�*s not only mps who have been affected but also some staff and politicaljournalists. this man, who works for an mp, got an unexpected message from abbie back in october. "oh, hey," she said, "long time no speak, but i think i saw you from a distance yesterday, how are you?" the staffer replies once to ask, "wh

william wragg is a pretty conservative clinical senior mp.at they exchanged some pictures and that this man then started to ask william wragg for the phone numbers which he provided. as i say, it does feel like this is a story that is growing arms and legs. we know from reports that around 12 people have been involved in this, 12 people have been contacted by this person. we don't know exactly who they are. some of them were mps. leicestershire police is investigating after receiving a complaint all about this. the bbc has tried to speak to william wragg and has not got a response at the moment but i think there are two things here, two big questions. 0ne things here, two big questions. one is about william wragg's personal judgments, about sharing these details with someone who we doesn't seem to have known particularly well and that he met online, sharing the numbers of other conservative mps, and secondly i think it will inevitably raise some questions about security in parliament and the fact that there appear to be so many people involve

that's from someone close to william wragg. sir charles walker speaking to radio four.rld. sexism is on the rise of the schools because of harm for content on children's phones. boys were apparently watching aggressive and violent pornography, which completely distorts their views of women. if you want the government to hold an inquiry and get tech types do more. here's branwenjeffreys. growing up, the whole world in their phone, teenagers navigating their social lives online. but it's what they might encounter that parents fear. teachers told me they're worried, too — about the sexist attitudes, degrading language, which they believe is fed by online content. we asked them about their experiences. i've heard students in year eight, who are between the ages of 12 and 13, talking about the different plastic surgeries that they plan to have once they're old enough. i had one young man... i'll put it politely. he wanted to have sex with me. and sometimes it comes from girls as well. - it's notjust boys doing it. i think there's a sort of this - self—replicating misogyny th

but first, should mp william first, should tory mp william wragg time for our wragg resign?ead. right. so the senior tory mp at the centre of the sex scandal, william wragg, will not have the whip removed amid concern that he's been the victim of blackmail. indeed, jeremy hunt, remarkably, was out defending him this morning. >> i think the events of the last few days, have been a great cause for concern. the mp involved has given a courageous and fulsome apology. >> courageous? well, the sex scandal emerged on wednesday night with a foreign actor like russia or china initially believed to be behind the incident. and that was important. okay, which saw mps sent explicit text from a person identifying themselves as either charlie or abby. now, gb news can exclusively reveal that the sender would pretend to have met the target years ago before developing the conversation further. these are some of these messages, okay, two of the targeted mps are believed to have responded with explicit images. as you do the scandal then developed away from a potential cyber security breach by

we know that william wragg mental health issues wragg has mental health issues with and anxiety, withsion and anxiety, etc, but but but but but etc, etc. but but but but but but this is i'm going to come to you first charlie, because you've house, you've worked in the house, you've worked in the house, you've adviser. you've been a special adviser. this is in incredibly stupid behaviour. how on earth are people getting still sucked into this sort of sixteen? honey trap? i mean, to use the old fashioned word. >> yeah, it's a good question. >> yeah, it's a good question. >> and that is the question, because will, it's because it's not just will, it's other journalists as well. >> it's journalists as well. >> it's journalists as well. >> things, >> by the sounds of things, as the , i just want the story evolves, i just want to sort of test the question about what is the actual crime. there is no crime, obviously , if there is no crime, obviously, if you are 36, if you are male, if you are 36, if you are male, if you are 36, if you are male, if you are gay, if you are on a gay dating app,

for mr wragg.ice thing to blackmailed, but think to be blackmailed, but i think that demonstrated that he has demonstrated appalling judgement. don't appalling judgement. i don't think becoming think that that is becoming of an ultimately. know what an mp. ultimately. you know what if given away the private if he's given away the private details, contact details of members he could members of parliament, he could have given away all sorts of details ultimately. you details ultimately. and, you know, what we've know, i think given what we've had the news, in the news had in the news, in the news recently, stories about chinese espionage, we know about espionage, we all know about iranian russian espionage iranian and russian espionage and they have and the attempts that they have gone those governments try gone to those governments to try to get information on members of parliament. i think a story like this it sort of makes this really, it sort of makes you faith in the you lose a lot of faith in t

, caught william wragg, had been caught in trap sting.honey trap sting. the thing that absolutely stunned me was the support that almost wall to wall support that he got from conservative members of parliament. the charles the exchequer called him courageous. personally, i think he's an idiot and perhaps a very dangerous idiot, but i'll debate that in a this is all about standards . in this is all about standards. in pubuc this is all about standards. in public life. mps have to hold themselves to a higher standard than all the rest of us. now, look, we are all capable of stupidity. we are all potentially victims of flattery. but if a member of parliament sends compromising photographs of his person to somebody who is not quite sure who they are, thatis not quite sure who they are, that is an act of idiocy. idiocy. not on its own. perhaps a sackable offence , but what is a sackable offence, but what is a sackable offence, but what is a sackable offence, i think is to give the private telephone numbers of public figures to somebody you alr

yes, so this is william wragg, the conservative mp, who says he met this person on the gay dating apprindr, and he handed over a number of mp's phone numbers. he spoke to the times afterwards saying that he was very sorry, that he was mortified by it, but that he was scared because this person had compromising things on him. so there has been support, as you heard in helen's report for william wragg from senior mps within the conservative party who fear that he may have been a victim of this. there are questions, though, over hisjudgment in handing over those phone numbers, for a parliamentarian to do that when these numbers are clearly sensitive information, has been questioned by some mps, including within the conservative party, but william wragg told the times that he was mortified and frankly he felt scared because this person that he had met initially on the dating app grindr had compromising material on him. well, to that point, when it comes to compromising material, what does this whole episode tell us about the risks that mps face when it comes to cybersecurity and these sor

yes, so this is william wragg, the conservative mp who said he met this person on the gay dating app grinder and he handed over a number of mp phone numbers. he spoke to the times after saying he was very sorry, mortified by it but he was scared because this person had compromising things on him. there has been support, as you heard and helen's support, as you heard and helen's support, from william wragg from senior mps within the conservative party who feel he was a victim of this. there are questions over his judgment on him handing over these phone numbers, that has been questioned by some mps, including within the conservative party, but william wragg told the times that he was mortified and frankly he felt scared because this person he met initially on the dating app grinder had compromising material on him. when it comes to compromising material what does this whole episode tell us about the risks that mps face when it comes to cyber security and the sort of malicious campaigns? it security and the sort of malicious campaigns?— campaigns? it is really important toic campaigns?

i think that mp, william wragg, that this mp, william wragg, should have the whip. should have lost theone by think what he's done by providing these details, the phone numbers and all the rest of it, of colleagues the of it, of colleagues and all the rest it to potential rest of it to potential blackmailers. that's not blackmailers. if that's not a sackable i mean, would sackable offence, i mean, would you that in your you get away with that in your job?i you get away with that in your job? i don't think so. but anyway, that's not a sackable anyway, if that's not a sackable offence, i don't know what is. but notwithstanding what but notwithstanding that, what do about society more do you think about society more broadly? because there seems to be kind clamour to get be this kind of clamour to get on of these casual apps to on some of these casual apps to send pictures of your bits and pieces to other people. what's going, where's morals gone? going, where's our morals gone? >> well, it's quite funny if you're as old as i you you're as old as i am and you were because the this were in t

>> well, the actions of william wragg or will wragg were were foolish and they were wrong.ed shouldn't he's he's apologised shouldn't he step down. he's been brought out into the into the, the pubuc out into the into the, the public domain. and no i don't think he should step down. i think he should step down. i think he should step down. i think he made a he's betrayed backbenchers hasn't he. >> he's betrayed backbenchers. and yet he claims to represent them as vice chairman of the 1922 committee. doesn't make any sense to keep him in that role, doesit sense to keep him in that role, does it ? does it? >> well, as you and many of your viewers will will know the purpose of the 1922 committee is the 1922 committee is a committee of backbenchers, part of whose job really is to hold ministers to account. so i don't think there's going to be helpful for a minister to start telling the 22 committee how it should his its internal should conduct his its internal affairs. i've the fact affairs. i've noted the fact that has accepted what he that will has accepted what he said was wa

the mp william wragg newsroom. the mp william wragg has resigned from the conservative party.this evening, apologies. my autocue has got stuck. i was trying to cover up, but it hasn't worked, but i can. it's caught up now, and tell you he'll now sit and i can tell you he'll now sit as independent mp in the as an independent mp in the commons. last night, course, commons. last night, of course, he position on he resigned from his position on two in the houses of two committees in the houses of parliament. mr wragg has claimed he manipulated into sharing he was manipulated into sharing other politicians personal numbers and emails as part of a westminster sixteen scam . he's westminster sixteen scam. he's since apologised, prompting the chancellor to say that he was courageous for forward. courageous for coming forward. well, mp dame andrea well, the tory mp dame andrea jenkyns criticised mr wragg for compromising security, calling him an idiot and saying she'd also been targeted with similar texts , but immediately reported texts, but immediately reported them to the chief whip

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william wragg winner or loser?ragg or willie wragg, as i like to call him. >> i think he shouldn't have been doing anything that he was actually to be ashamed of actually going to be ashamed of in the first place. so yeah, loser opinion. because if loser in my opinion. because if you're open about your sexuality, wouldn't have to you're open about your sexblackmailed'ouldn't have to you're open about your sex blackmailed to ldn't have to you're open about your sex blackmailed to tell have to you're open about your sex blackmailed to tell your; to be blackmailed to tell your tale. you know, you should be open you are. yeah. open about who you are. yeah. >> not only that, not only i agree with you that he is a loser. yeah, i can understand why some people uncertain why some people are uncertain about their sexuality, but i think a massive think he made such a massive error. he was the one who sent his naked pics to the guy on ghndn his naked pics to the guy on grindr. and then when the guy on ghndr grindr. and then w

yes, so this is william wragg, the conservative mp,

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william wragg told the times newspaper he was sorry for the hurt he caused but he had been scared becauseme forward to say he was targeted as part of the honeypot scam. he reviewed the detail in a clipped reviewed on social media. here is a video i did not expect make on friday evening, but a month ago, i was a victim of cyber flashing and malicious communications and blew the... we were able to record the conversation and catch on that capture photos and beers of the messages coming through, including another explicit female image —— photos and videos. i wanted it to be private, the police investigation has been going on going for a month, i have been hounded byjournalists. it is not too difficult to work out, there were only so many leicestershire mps, i am pleased i blew the whistle, reported it to the authorities and it is now being looked into.— looked into. our political correspondent _ looked into. our political correspondent iain - looked into. our political i correspondent iain watson looked into. our political - correspondent iain watson is standing by. another development? two

tory mp william wragg thursday. a gay dating app , and someone on a gay dating app, and was then manipulated into providing colleagues phone numbers . so providing colleagues phone numbers. so far, around a dozen mps, staff and journalists are known to have been targeted . known to have been targeted. >> the first set of messages i got was on a day i was with my wife, and i got a one time open photo on whatsapp of an explicit image of a naked lady. as soon as i got these the next day, i reported it to the police and the authorities and the chief whip. ten days later, i got another set of messages. this time, however , i was sat with my time, however, i was sat with my team in the constituency office, so we were able to record the conversation and catch photos and videos of the messages coming through, including another explicit female image. i put my name up to say , well, i put my name up to say, well, i hope others come forward. i'm just pleased i blew the whistle, reported it to authorities, reported it to the au