William Wragg, a Conservative MP, has voluntarily given up the party whip after being involved in a sexting scandal. The Prime Minister defended his decision not to sack Wragg, citing an ongoing police investigation.
As we reported last night, William Wragg , who shared other politicians' personal numbers as part of a honeytrap sexting scam, has 'voluntarily' given up the Conservative whip - meaning he will now sit as an independent MP in the Commons .A senior Tory MP told our deputy political editor Sam Coates that Rishi Sunak is 'so weak Wragg decided he'd have to fire himself instead'.
'Asked why he did not remove the whip and waited for Mr Wragg to voluntarily give up the whip, Mr Sunak said: 'There's a police investigation that's happening, it's important that we work through these things in due time.'Pushed on accusations of weakness from both outside and inside his party, the PM said: 'People can judge me if they want to judge me on that, that's fine, I accept that.
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