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Tory MP admits giving MPs' personal phone numbers to someone he met on dating app

Sky News Thursday, 4 April 2024
Senior Conservative MP William Wragg has admitted giving the personal phone numbers of fellow MPs to someone he met on a dating app, according to a report in The Times.
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