1. William Wragg attended Poynton High School before gaining a first-class degree in history from the University of Manchester.
23 Facts About William Wragg
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William Wragg unsuccessfully stood as the Conservative candidate in the Hazel Grove ward of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council in 2010, but was elected in the same ward in 2011.
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William Wragg completed a two-year Teach First training programme as a primary school teacher before taking up a job as a caseworker for a Conservative MP in 2014.
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William Wragg stood down as a councillor and, in 2016, the Liberal Democrats won back the Hazel Grove council ward seat.
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In February 2016, William Wragg disclosed that he had moved back to his parents' house in order to save money for a deposit on buying a house.
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In May 2016, it was reported that William Wragg was one of a number of Conservative MPs being investigated by police in the 2015 general election party spending investigation, for allegedly spending more than the legal limit on constituency election campaign expenses; he was interviewed, under caution, by Police in 2017, after which Police passed his file to the Crown Prosecution Service.
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William Wragg campaigned for Brexit in the 2016 EU membership referendum and, following the resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron, campaigned for Andrea Leadsom in the 2016 Conservative leadership election.
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William Wragg had been targeted by the successor to the Remain campaign, Open Britain, for his support of a hard Brexit.
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William Wragg served on the Procedure, Education and Backbench Business Committees, and the Finance Committee.
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In January 2020, William Wragg was elected to chair the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee.
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In 2020, William Wragg became a "lockdown rebel" and a steering committee member of the lockdown-sceptic COVID Recovery Group alongside a group of Conservatives who opposed the UK government's December 2020 lockdown.
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On 12 January 2022, William Wragg called for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign over the Westminster lockdown parties controversy.
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William Wragg publicly confirmed he had submitted a letter of no confidence in Johnson.
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On 20 January 2022, William Wragg accused whips of blackmail against Conservative MPs who were believed to support ousting Johnson as prime minister.
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William Wragg said he had heard stories of MPs being told they could face loss of public investment in their constituencies and releasing of embarrassing stories.
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William Wragg became the sixth MP to call for Prime Minister Liz Truss's resignation on 19 October 2022.
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William Wragg submitted a letter of no confidence in her leadership.
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On 22 November 2022, William Wragg announced he would be standing down at the 2024 general election.
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William Wragg had sent indecent images of himself to the blackmailer, who then threatened to release the images to the public unless William Wragg provided the personal contacts of the other MPs.
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William Wragg later quit both his role as chair of the Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee and as vice chair of the 1922 Committee.
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On 9 April 2024 William Wragg resigned the Conservative Party whip and sat as an Independent.
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In November 2024 William Wragg spoke publicly about being a victim of catfishing.
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William Wragg recalled that he had struggled with his mental health in the past and had had suicidal thoughts which led to him being admitted to hospital.