Met Police ‘sent address and number of female stalking victim to defendant’ The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ordered London’s police force to step up its data protection policies The Independent UK · Aug 5
Ex-Labour councillor pleads not guilty to ‘Westminster honeytrap’ allegations Oliver Steadman is facing six charges, including one of blackmail The Independent UK · Apr 15
Former London Labour councillor denies Westminster 'honeytrap' plot Oliver Steadman, 29, appeared at Southwark Crown Court to face allegations he was behind a series of ‘flirty’ messages and explicit images sent to a series of MPs Evening Standard · Apr 15
Ex-Labour councillor appears in court over ‘Westminster honeytrap’ allegation Oliver Steadman is charged with blackmailing then-senior MP William Wragg The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2025
Ex-Labour councillor in court over 'Westminster honeytrap plot against Tory MPs' Ollie Steadman is accused of sending indecent images to a series of Tory politicians Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2025
Ex-Labour councillor in court over Westminster 'honeytrap' blackmail charges Ollie Steadman resigned as a Labour councillor when he was first arrested last summer Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2025
Man charged with blackmail over incidents involving MPs, say police Oliver Steadman, 28, also charged with communication offences, say Scotland Yard and Crown Prosecution Service The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2025
Ex-Labour councillor Oliver Steadman charged with blackmail in Westminster ‘honeytrap’ probe Oliver Steadman, 28, has been charged with offences against five people working in Westminster politics, including MPs The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2025
Westminster honeytrap victims named in email after Met Police data blunder Force apologises after victims’ email addresses reportedly viewable to eachother in message The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2024
Downfall by Nadine Dorries review – a grubby business The former Tory MP’s sequel to The Plot – her story of the ousting of Boris Johnson – is absurd and, for all the talk of Tory members, pretty dull The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2024
Former Tory tells of ‘enormous guilt’ over sharing MPs’ data with catfish William Wragg gave phone numbers to an account on Grindr after sharing intimate images of himself The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2024
Former Tory MP William Wragg felt suicidal and ‘enormous guilt’ after sharing MPs’ data with catfish ‘It’s a source of great shame that my time in parliament ended in this way,’ former MP William Wragg said The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2024
Former MP describes ‘enormous guilt’ over Westminster honeypot scandal in first TV interview ‘It’s a source of great shame that my time in Parliament ended in this way,’ former MP William Wragg tells the BBC Evening Standard · Nov 16, 2024
Former MP at centre of honeytrap scandal felt ‘guilt and horror’ after being exposed William Wragg admitted to handing over colleagues’ phone numbers to a man who contacted him on Grindr The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2024
Evening Standard · Aug 25, 2024 Former Tory MP at the centre of Westminster 'honeytrap' scandal reveals how it ruined his career and mental health Former MP shares how he was contacted on Grindr by scammer and then blackmailed
The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2024 At least 12 Tory MPs set up consultancy firms as election defeat loomed Philip Davies was among those who hedged their bets as they faced up to life after politics, analysis reveals
The National (Scotland) · Jun 26, 2024 ‘Labour Party member’ arrested in investigation into Westminster honeytrap plot A MAN understood to be a member of the Labour Party has been arrested as part of a police probe into a sexting scam that targeted political…
The National (Scotland) · Jun 26, 2024 Man arrested as investigation into Westminster honeytrap plot continues DETECTIVES investigating a honeytrap plot that targeted several men in political circles have made an arrest ...
The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2024 Did we really expect Tory MPs who fought for voter ID rules to follow them? Don’t be ridiculous We have reached the stage where Sunak’s MPs seek empathy for their inability to comply with their own policies, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2024 Friday briefing: The many scandals rocking Westminster, explained In today’s newsletter: The number of MPs who have lost their party’s whip now totals 18. The damage to public trust could be even more widespread
The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2024 Losing the whip: who are the 18 UK MPs sitting as independents? There are now more independents suspended by their parties than Lib Dems in the House of Commons
The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2024 Met police failed to act on Commons ‘honeytrap’ sexting reports last year The force has said there was nothing to suggest at the time that the messages were part of a wider pattern
The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2024 Post Office Horizon IT cases ‘the greatest scandal I have ever seen’, says former senior judge – as it happened Sir Anthony Hooper tells inquiry: ‘We’ve had many miscarriages of justice, but nowhere near as many as these’
The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2024 Wednesday briefing: Israel turns on Netanyahu – but is it enough to end his premiership? In today’s newsletter: Despite protests and the fact that almost three-quarters of Israelis want the PM to quit, huge obstacles stand in the way of his exit
The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2024 William Wragg resigns Tory whip after divulging MPs’ phone numbers MP will now sit as independent after admitting passing details to someone he met on dating app