William Wragg
William Wragg (born December 1987) was a British Conservative Party politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Hazel Grove in Greater Manchester from May 2015 to May 2024. Wragg was a vice-chairman of the 1922 Committee. In 2015 Wragg declared he was gay [1]. In January 2022 Wragg claimed Downing Street were trying to blackmail MPs into supporting the Prime Minister [2]. In April 2024, Wragg admitted to providing the contact details of several other Conservative MPs to a blackmailer after being the victim of a honeytrap on the casual sex app Grindr, stating: "I was scared. I'm mortified. I'm so sorry that my weakness has caused other people hurt".[3]. Wragg later quit both his role as chair of the Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee and as vice chair of the 1922 Committee. On 9 April 2024 Wragg resigned the Conservative Party whip and sat as an Independent. He stood down at the 2024 General Election.
References
- ↑ https://twitter.com/william_wragg/status/669302083493961733
- ↑ MP blackmail claims: Tory William Wragg to meet police 22 January 2022 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60093893
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wragg
