An MP who was contacted by the Sunday Mirror's undercover journalist who set up Braintree MP Brooks Newmark has said he will report the paper to the Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) and the police.
MP for The Wreckin, Mark Pritchard, was among a handful of MPs who were contacted by an undercover reporter posing as Tory PR girl "Sophie".
Mr Pritchard said on twitter: "Test for IPSO and Met Police. I will write to both today about Sunday Mirror story. Was the criminal law and IPSO Code of Conduct broken?"
Mr Newmark entered into a conversation with "Sophie", eventually sending explicit messages that led to his resignation as minister for civil society last weekend.
Despite the set-up Mr Newmark issued an apology on Saturday, telling the BBC: ""'I have no-one to blame but myself. I have hurt those I care about most.
'I am so, so sorry. But I just need time with my family."
