The honeytrap scandal is the talk of the town as politicians, staffers, advisers and even journalists working in Westminster have been targeted by the sexting scammers. First to publicly admit he had engaged with the phishers was the Conservative MP — and until last night, vice chairman of the 1922 Committee — William Wragg MP. Wragg admitted last week that he had received rather salacious messages on Grindr, before confessing that he had in fact reciprocated with an explicit image of his own and even handed over the numbers of other parliamentarians.

Dr Luke Evans MP was the second politician to admit that he had been sent explicit images by a suspicious number on WhatsApp, in a video he posted to Facebook. And the third Tory MP — and first woman — to admit to being targeted was Dame Andrea Jenkyns, who had some rather angry words for Wragg…

And, so far, three journalists have admitted to being targeted too: the Sunday Times’ deputy political editor Harry Yorke, the BBC’s chief political correspondent Henry Zeffman and Novara Media’s Michael Walker. Now, Politico has revealed that a man in his late twenties is in touch with the police about pictures of him used without his consent as part of the phishing scam. It is understood that the government and CCHQ are currently not treating the phishing operation as though it originated from a hostile state. And while Politico reports that at least 20 people have been sent messages by the scammers, their identity is yet unknown.

Who will come forward next?

Full list here:

1. William Wragg, MP for Hazel Grove and former vice-chairman of the 1922 Committee
2. Luke Evans, MP for Bosworth
3. Andrea Jenkyns, MP for Morley and Outwood
4. Harry Yorke, deputy political editor at the Sunday Times
5. Henry Zeffman, chief political correspondent at the BBC
6. Michael Walker, Novara Media