Man arrested over Westminster 'honeytrap' plot that saw Tory MP hand over contact details of colleagues to man he met on Grindr
Detectives investigating a honeytrap plot targeting politicians arrested a man this morning.
He was held in Islington, North London on suspicion of harassment and offences under the Online Safety Act, Scotland Yard confirmed.
It came after senior Tory backbencher William Wragg admitted in April to giving his colleagues' phone numbers to a suspected scammer he met on gay hook-up app Grindr.
An investigation was launched after it was suggested that at least 12 men in political circles had received unsolicited messages.
The former MP for Hazel Grove in Greater Manchester said he had been targeted by a suspected honeytrap plot, admitting to 'chatting to a guy on an app' and exchanging pictures. He later quit the party and is standing down at the election.
It came after senior Tory backbencher William Wragg admitted in April to giving his colleagues' phone numbers to a suspected scammer he met on gay hook-up app Grindr.
The former MP for Hazel Grove in Greater Manchester said he had been targeted by a suspected honeytrap plot, admitting to 'chatting to a guy on an app' and exchanging pictures. He later quit the party and is standing down at the election.