"Oliver Steadman, 29, was arrested in June 2024 and later charged with one count of blackmailing then Conservative MP William Wragg in order to get the telephone numbers of up to 12 individuals."
"Wragg stood down as an MP after admitting to sharing colleagues' personal phone numbers with someone he met on a dating app."
"Steadman did not enter pleas to charges of sending menacing messages to Wragg and sending indecent images to others including Conservative MP Luke Evans and former Conservative MPs Ben Everitt and Ross Thompson."
"He was suspended as a Labour member after the party was notified of his arrest in June 2024 and a month later resigned as a councillor in Islington, north London."
Oliver Steadman, a former Labour councillor, has pleaded not guilty to blackmail charges at Southwark Crown Court. The charges are linked to an alleged 'honeytrap' scheme aimed at men in Westminster politics. Steadman was arrested in June 2024 for blackmailing Conservative MP William Wragg to obtain phone numbers of several individuals. Wragg resigned after admitting to sharing personal numbers. Steadman remains on unconditional bail until his trial set for October 2027, with a pre-trial hearing scheduled for October 2026. He was suspended from the Labour party following his arrest.
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