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| Call for whip to be removed from Bridgend MP Jamie Wallis | Call for whip to be removed from Bridgend MP Jamie Wallis |
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| A candidate in the Labour leadership contest wants Boris Johnson to kick one of his new Welsh MPs out of the Conservative party in Parliament. | A candidate in the Labour leadership contest wants Boris Johnson to kick one of his new Welsh MPs out of the Conservative party in Parliament. |
| Jess Phillips has started a petition calling on the prime minister to withdraw the whip from the Tory MP for Bridgend, Jamie Wallis. | Jess Phillips has started a petition calling on the prime minister to withdraw the whip from the Tory MP for Bridgend, Jamie Wallis. |
| He was the director of several firms which have been the subject of hundreds of complaints to Bridgend trading standards. | He was the director of several firms which have been the subject of hundreds of complaints to Bridgend trading standards. |
| Mr Wallis has been asked to comment. | Mr Wallis has been asked to comment. |
| On Saturday the Conservative Party said it could not make a comment at this time. | On Saturday the Conservative Party said it could not make a comment at this time. |
| He won Bridgend for the Tories from Labour in last month's election. | He won Bridgend for the Tories from Labour in last month's election. |
| It has emerged that one of the companies, Quickie Divorce Ltd, which trades under the title clean-break.co.uk, advertised on its website a separate business called Sugar-Daddy.net. | It has emerged that one of the companies, Quickie Divorce Ltd, which trades under the title clean-break.co.uk, advertised on its website a separate business called Sugar-Daddy.net. |
| This business offered people introductions to wealthy individuals, saying: "We can introduce you to your very own sugar daddy and solve your money worries. | This business offered people introductions to wealthy individuals, saying: "We can introduce you to your very own sugar daddy and solve your money worries. |
| "Whether you're a boy, girl, straight or gay, there's a sugar daddy for you." | "Whether you're a boy, girl, straight or gay, there's a sugar daddy for you." |
| Jess Phillips, the Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley, has now launched a petition calling on the prime minister to withdraw the whip from Mr Wallis. | Jess Phillips, the Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley, has now launched a petition calling on the prime minister to withdraw the whip from Mr Wallis. |
| Her petition says: "Let's be clear: sugar daddy is a euphemism for something deeply ugly: exploitation of women by powerful men. | Her petition says: "Let's be clear: sugar daddy is a euphemism for something deeply ugly: exploitation of women by powerful men. |
| "The Tories should feel ashamed sitting alongside Jamie Wallis. The only way to show they don't condone this kind of behaviour is to remove the whip." | "The Tories should feel ashamed sitting alongside Jamie Wallis. The only way to show they don't condone this kind of behaviour is to remove the whip." |
| Ms Phillips, a well known women's rights campaigner, is one of the Labour MPs hoping to replace Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the Labour Party. | |
| Labour's Gower MP Tonia Antoniazzi backed Ms Phillips' call to remove the whip from Mr Wallis. | Labour's Gower MP Tonia Antoniazzi backed Ms Phillips' call to remove the whip from Mr Wallis. |
| She said she was "really concerned" about Mr Wallis and added that "his track record is very dubious". | She said she was "really concerned" about Mr Wallis and added that "his track record is very dubious". |
| "I'm concerned the Conservatives are not doing a simple Google search to have a look to see what their candidates are like," she said. | "I'm concerned the Conservatives are not doing a simple Google search to have a look to see what their candidates are like," she said. |
| "Jamie Wallis has been known to the Tory party, he has stood as a candidate in Ogmore previously and I think people like him should not be members of parliament." | "Jamie Wallis has been known to the Tory party, he has stood as a candidate in Ogmore previously and I think people like him should not be members of parliament." |
| Mr Wallis resigned his directorships of a number of companies including Quickie Divorce Ltd, a short time after December's general election. | Mr Wallis resigned his directorships of a number of companies including Quickie Divorce Ltd, a short time after December's general election. |
| According to Companies House, he remains a person with significant control of the company, owning voting rights of 75% or more. | According to Companies House, he remains a person with significant control of the company, owning voting rights of 75% or more. |
| Mr Wallis and the Conservative Party have been approached for a response. | Mr Wallis and the Conservative Party have been approached for a response. |
| Mr Wallis told BuzzFeed: "Online queries indicate the sugar-daddy.net website was registered in 2004 and ceased to be operational in 2010. | Mr Wallis told BuzzFeed: "Online queries indicate the sugar-daddy.net website was registered in 2004 and ceased to be operational in 2010. |
| "The site appears to have been owned and operated by a company named SD Billing Services Limited. For the avoidance of any doubt, I have never had a financial interest, nor been a director of SD Billing services Limited and cannot comment on its operational activities." | "The site appears to have been owned and operated by a company named SD Billing Services Limited. For the avoidance of any doubt, I have never had a financial interest, nor been a director of SD Billing services Limited and cannot comment on its operational activities." |
| Mr Wallis has also rejected the information provided about complaints to Bridgend trading standards relating to the companies where he was director. | Mr Wallis has also rejected the information provided about complaints to Bridgend trading standards relating to the companies where he was director. |
| He has rejected them as "nonsense" and says his former businesses are considering legal action against the local authority. | He has rejected them as "nonsense" and says his former businesses are considering legal action against the local authority. |