A MAN has been arrested in relation to the Westminster “honeytrap” scandal as cops carried out a warrant at a London deal with.
Flirtatious WhatsApp messages started concentrating on principally politicians in Whitehall from mysterious figures calling themselves “Charlie” or “Abi” from September final yr.
The person has detained on suspicion of offences beneath the On-line Security Act and harassment.
William Wragg, then an MP, resigned the Conservative whip after saying that he gave the telephone numbers of fellow MPs to a person he met on a courting app as a result of he was “scared”.
Different victims included then-Conservative MP for Bosworth, Luke Evans.
The Met confirmed in April it was investigating reviews of the unsolicited messages.
A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police mentioned: “On Wednesday, 26 June, police executed a warrant at an deal with in Islington.
“A person was arrested on suspicion of harassment and committing offences beneath the On-line Security Act. He was taken into custody the place he stays.
“The arrest pertains to an investigation being carried out by the Met’s Parliamentary Liaison and Investigation Crew following reviews of unsolicited messages despatched to MPs and others.
“The investigation stays ongoing.”