William Wragg resigns Tory whip after Westminster sexting scandal

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Senior MP William Wragg has resigned the Conservative whip after he admitted giving politicians’ phone numbers to a suspected scammer. William Wragg has resigned the Conservative whip after admitting he disclosed politicians’ phone numbers to a suspected scammer Speaking to The Times, the vice-chairman of the 1922 committee said he provided the contact details to the unknown number after he feared the man had “compromising things on me”. The full investigation comes after last week the force said it was assessing reports and is in contact with colleagues at Leicester Police, which is also investigating “malicious communications” sent to a Leicestershire MP. Conservative MP Conor Burns slammed Mr Wragg as “reckless, selfish and thoughtless”, while Labour former shadow minister Jess Phillips questioned why an MP would send “nude images”.