A U.K. Conservative lawmaker accused Boris Johnson’s parliamentary fixers of “intimidation” and “blackmail” as they battled to fend off a challenge to the prime minister’s leadership this week, and urged members of Parliament to report the matter to the police.
“The intimidation of a member of Parliament is a serious matter,” William Wragg, who chairs the House of Commons’ influential Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, said at a hearing on Thursday. “Moreover, reports of which I’m aware would seem to constitute blackmail.”
He also accused the Tory whips — the lawmakers responsible for maintaining party discipline — of threatening to withdraw taxpayer funding from areas represented by rebel MPs.
