"UK Lawmaker Apologizes for Passing Colleagues' Numbers in Sexting Scandal"
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A sexting scandal has embroiled a senior Conservative lawmaker in Rishi Sunak’s government, with at least a dozen men in British political circles receiving flirtatious messages from an unknown WhatsApp user. Lawmaker William Wragg admitted to sharing an intimate photo of himself and colleagues’ personal phone numbers after being blackmailed by someone he met on the dating app Grindr. The scandal has raised concerns about cybersecurity and foreign interference, compounding existing problems for the Conservative Party ahead of upcoming elections.
- U.K. lawmaker William Wragg apologizes for role in sexting scandal The Washington Post
- A second UK lawmaker says he was targeted in a sexting scam. Police are investigating ABC News
- An MP who gives colleagues’ numbers to blackmailers. Isn’t William Wragg just right for this Westminster? The Guardian
- UK lawmaker admits passing colleagues' numbers to stranger met on dating app Reuters UK
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