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Rishi Sunak has defended his response to William Wragg’s admission that he shared colleagues’ personal numbers with a suspected scammer.During an appearance on LBC on Wednesday morning (10 April), the prime minister was asked by a caller if he had shown “a complete lack and failure of leadership” over the Westminster honeytrap scandal.“That particular incident is being looked at by two different police forces at the moment,” Mr Sunak said.He then claimed “there are wider things happening” and “lots of bad actors around the world who are trying to cause damage to our democratic processes.” More

Rishi Sunak made an embarrassing gaffe during a live LBC phone-in on Wednesday morning (10 April), mixing up a caller’s name with a Welsh valley.The prime minister had to be corrected by host Nick Ferrari after referring to Louise from Rhondda as “Rhonda”.”Good morning Nick, good morning prime minister,” the caller said, after being introduced.”Hi, Rhonda,” Mr Sunak replied.After Mr Ferrari pointed out his awkward blunder, the PM offered a quick apology. “Sorry Louise, I missed that. Louise, hi.” More

Suella Braverman has said she “strongly rebuts” suggestions that Israel is in breach of international law.The former home secretary made the comments during an appearance on LBC on Tuesday 9 April.“I have probed and I have tested, I’ve been very near to the border in Gaza and I am convinced – and I say this as a former attorney general who dealt with matters of international law and military action – that I very strongly rebut suggestions that Israel is in breach of international law, that there’s a genocide, that there’s a forced starvation,” Ms Braverman said.She also expressed her condolences to the family and friends of the seven aid workers, including three Britons, killed by Israeli air strikes in Gaza last week. More

Tory MP William Wragg gives MPs blackmail advice two years before his honeytrap sexting scandal, in a resurfaced clip.Mr Wragg said MPs should report matters to the speaker and the Metropolitan Police if being blackmailed, as he addressed Parliament in the 2022 clip.Westminster has since been rocked by the sensational exposé of a honeytrap sexting scam targeting MPs, political journalists and parliamentary staffers. Mr Wragg revealed he lay at the heart of the scandal, admitting that he shared his colleagues’ phone numbers for fear of intimate images of him being leaked. More

Oliver Dowden insisted he was “totally confident” in the Tories as he was shown discouraging polling numbers during a live interview on Sunday, 7 April.The deputy prime minister was asked by Trevor Phillips on Sky News if it was “all over” for the Conservatives” as the country had “stopped listening” to the party.In response, Mr Dowden insisted he was “totally convinced” the numbers before him would narrow when the Tories get into “an actual election campaign.”He said: “These polls still, to a certain extent, are indications of people’s frustrations, especially after being in power for 14 years. More

David Lammy insisted the focus on Angela Rayner is the Conservatives attempting to distract from economic issues facing voters ahead of the May elections.Labour’s shadow foreign secretary was asked about The Mail On Sunday story which claims to have proof she lied about her tax arrangements.Defending his colleague, Mr Lammy told the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg: “She hasn’t broken any rules.“This is because of the May elections and the Tories not wanting to concentrate on their actions.” More

William Wragg is also a “victim” in the honeytrap sexting scandal, a Tory MP has said.The senior Conservative MP for Hazel Grove admitted he was “manipulated” into giving the personal phone numbers of colleagues to a man he met on Grindr.Bosworth MP Dr Luke Evans has also said he was the victim of “cyber flashing” and was the member who first alerted police to the issue as the Met Police open an investigation into “unsolicited messages”.“I’m not excusing what Will has done. But I do think that he is a victim in this, along with all the others… He’s probably come up against a very skilled, manipulative agent,” Tory MP Sir Charles Walker told the BBC. More