Tory MP charged in car crash that caused village’s internet to go down for days

A TORY MP who cut a village off the internet when his car crashed into a telegraph pole has been charged with a series of traffic offences.

Jamie Wallis, 37, is accused of failing to stop in his Mercedes after the nighttime accident.

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The Bridgend MP from Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, has also been charged with failing to report the accident, driving carelessly and leaving a vehicle in a dangerous position.

Police said the alleged incident happened in Llanblethian, near Cowbridge, in November.

No other vehicles were involved in the accident at 1:10 a.m.

The mast broke, resulting in a multi-day internet outage.

In March, Mr Wallis became the first MP to come out as transgender.

He wrote: “I’m trans. Or more precisely, I want to be.”

He will appear in court next month.