Tory MP targeted in sexting scam resigns as vice-chairman of party's 1922 committee

Mr Wragg admitted last week that he had given colleagues’ phone numbers to someone on a dating app

Tory MP William Wragg. File Picture: Chris McAndrew/UK Parliament/PA

A Tory MP has resigned as vice-chairman of the 1922 committee amid a backlash over his admission that he shared other politicians’ personal numbers with a suspected scammer who he met on a dating app.

William Wragg is also believed to have stepped back from his role heading the Westminster commons public administration and constitutional affairs committee (PACAC).