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Jamie Wallis was elected in December 2019

An MP has tweeted about being diagnosed with gender dysphoria, being a victim of rape and blackmail, and fleeing the scene of a car crash.

"I am trans, or to be more accurate, I want to be," Conservative MP Jamie Wallis said.

The Bridgend Tory alleged a man sent pictures to the politician's family and demanded £50,000. The MP was later raped in a separate incident.

"Since then things have taken a tumble. I am not ok," the MP wrote.

The MP is the first to come out as transgender, and has not yet stated what his preferred pronouns are.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson praised MP Jamie Wallis for his bravery in coming out as trans and sharing his "very intimate" story "which will undoubtedly support others".

It's time. https://t.co/cbt0tKQZuNpic.twitter.com/IUaCjm9PtE

— Jamie Wallis MP (@JamieWallisMP) March 30, 2022

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Jamie Wallis was arrested last year on suspicion of driving while unfit following an incident where a car hit a lamppost at Church Road in Llanblethian, Vale of Glamorgan.