The honeytrap scandal: Sexting in Westminster
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The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 10 April 2024
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
As police investigate the sending of explicit text messages to dozens of politicians, staff and political journalists, and the man at the centre of the scandal – Conservative MP William Wragg - resigned the party whip. The Times Chief Political Correspondent, Aubrey Allegretti, tells us what he’s discovered about the Westminster sexting scam, how many people could be involved, and who might be behind it.
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| 1:17.0 | From the Times and the Sunday Times, this is the story. I'm Manveen Rana. |
| 1:29.2 | For weeks now, people who work in Westminster have been receiving messages out of the blue from someone who claims to know them. |
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