Jamie Wallis, a Bridget MP, said he had been diagnosed with sexual dysfunction, adding: “This is how I have felt since I was a very young child.” Mr Wallis also described a list of traumatic events, including an attempted blackmail in 2020, an incident last September when he was raped by a man he met online and a car crash in November when he left the scene. Image: Mr Johnson praised the Member’s courage MPs from across the political spectrum sent messages of support after the statement on Twitter. The message was posted on the Internet shortly before 3 am, after a rally for Tory MPs in which Boris Johnson allegedly made a joke about trans issues. According to Politico, Mr Johnson said: “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, or as Keir Starmer would put it, people to whom women or men have been appointed at birth.” The prime minister later tweeted in support of the message, saying “it would take great courage to share the story” and added: “Thank you Jamie Wallis for your bravery, who will undoubtedly support others.” Mr Wallis said in a statement on Twitter: “I’m trans. Or to be more precise, I want to be. “I have been diagnosed with sexual dysfunction and I feel this way from a very young child. Image: George Osborne said that 20 years ago a Tory MP who had made such a statement would have been “chased” “I never intended to share it with you. “I always imagined I would leave politics long before I said that out loud.” The MP has not yet clarified a preference as to whether he will be known as “he” or “they”. In a statement, Mr Wallis said in April 2020 that “someone blackmailed me, kicked me out of my father and sent pictures to other family members”, demanding .000 50,000 “to keep quiet”. Mr Wallis said the man had pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two years and nine months in prison. He added: “For a while it seemed like I could go on with things and move on. “Being an MP and hiding something like that has always been difficult, but I arrogantly assumed I did. “It simply came to our notice then. “A few months ago, in September, I ‘connected’ with someone I met on the Internet and when I chose to say ‘no’ based on the fact that he would not be wearing a condom, he chose to rape me. “I am not myself from this incident and I do not think I will ever recover. “It’s not something you ever forget and it’s not something you ever go through. “It simply came to our notice then. I’m not well. “When I crashed my car on November 28, I left the spot. I did it because I was terrified. “I have PTSD and I honestly have no idea what I was doing except that I have an overwhelming sense of fear. “I’m sorry it looks like ‘I’ left but it did not happen at the moment.” Mr Wallis said he had received “a lot of support” from conservative whips since he was elected. Responding to the statement on Twitter, Labor MP Wes String described it as “very courageous” and Liberal Democrat Leila Moran said: “I hope you will be overcome by the love to take the step and reveal your truth.” Former Scottish leader Tory Ruth Davidson said it was a “brave and sincere statement” and Secretary of State Liz Tras said: “Well done Jamie Wallis for speaking out.” Former Chancellor George Osborne also praised Mr Wallis for his bravery, saying: “We are commenting on things that have gotten worse in politics, but a lot of things have gotten better. “If a Tory MP had said that when I was first elected 20 years ago, they would have been persecuted and not supported.” South Wales police said in December that Mr Wallis was “assisting police in their investigation” following an accident in November when a car struck a traffic light in Cumbridge in the early hours of the morning. The force said no injuries were reported.
