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| MP Rob Wilson in accidental porn link tweet | MP Rob Wilson in accidental porn link tweet |
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| A Conservative MP has surprised his Twitter followers by inadvertently posting a link to a pornography site. | A Conservative MP has surprised his Twitter followers by inadvertently posting a link to a pornography site. |
| Reading East MP Rob Wilson had meant to direct users to a blog post discussing a BBC interview with the Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith. | Reading East MP Rob Wilson had meant to direct users to a blog post discussing a BBC interview with the Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith. |
| He said Conservative Campaign HQ (CCHQ) sent him a shortened link to make it easier to tweet but it instead linked to the X-rated site. | |
| Mr Wilson said: "CCHQ has apologised and I regard the matter as closed." | Mr Wilson said: "CCHQ has apologised and I regard the matter as closed." |
| The tweet was supposed to direct followers to a post by political blogger Guido Fawkes about complaints stemming from the BBC interview with Mr Duncan Smith. | The tweet was supposed to direct followers to a post by political blogger Guido Fawkes about complaints stemming from the BBC interview with Mr Duncan Smith. |
| The minister was challenged to survive on £53 a week by benefits claimant David Bennett on BBC Radio 4's Today programme on Monday. | The minister was challenged to survive on £53 a week by benefits claimant David Bennett on BBC Radio 4's Today programme on Monday. |
| The wrong link appeared on Mr Wilson's Twitter feed earlier but was quickly removed when the mistake was noticed. | The wrong link appeared on Mr Wilson's Twitter feed earlier but was quickly removed when the mistake was noticed. |
| Mr Wilson, the parliamentary private secretary to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, declined to comment further on the matter. | Mr Wilson, the parliamentary private secretary to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, declined to comment further on the matter. |
| A CCHQ spokesman also refused to comment. | A CCHQ spokesman also refused to comment. |