Met Police refers itself to watchdog after honeytrap victims' identities revealed to each other

The Metropolitan Police has referred itself to the Information Commissioner's Office aft the names of the alleged victims of the Westminster honeytrap ungraded were revealed to each other.

The force has said it apologises "sincerely for immoderate distress" aft an email was "sent successful error".

According to reports, the Met sent an email to each those thought to beryllium victims of the scandal, wherever the addresses were disposable to each recipient.

The recipients' names were reportedly included successful the CC conception of the email, alternatively than BCC, that would person concealed their identities.

A Met Police spokesperson said: "An email relating to an ongoing probe was sent successful mistake today.

"We recognise the interaction connected those progressive and apologise sincerely for immoderate distress.

"A referral to the Information Commissioner's Office has been made and we await proposal connected adjacent steps.

"Officers volition beryllium reaching retired to those impacted to personally apologise and supply reassurance."

The honeytrap ungraded was a sexting scam that saw former Tory MP William Wragg springiness retired chap politicians' telephone numbers to the suspected perpetrator.

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