Overnight, the south and west will see some light and patchy rain which will fizzle out before reaching the north and east. Predominantly cloudy with only brief clear spells. Thursday A breezy and ...

This evening Mr Gwynne confirmed he had been removed from his ministerial role and said he regretted the comments. In a statement on X, Mr Gwynne said: "I deeply regret my badly misjudged comments ...

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Health minister Andrew Gwynne has been sacked over comments posted on a WhatsApp group. Mr Gwynne reportedly made antisemitic comments and 'joked' about a pensioner constituent, saying he hoped ...

Andrew Gwynne, the MP for Gorton and Denton, has been sacked as health minister and suspended from the Labour Party. He reportedly posted sexist comments about Angela Rayner, racist remarks about ...

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Themes of disloyal infiltrators crosses the line into classic anti-Jewish racism, and should not be acceptable discourse among Labour officials, activists or anywhere in our society.' Mr Gwynne ...

When Andrew Gwynne stood for election in the newly-created Gorton and Denton seat last July, more than half of voters gave him their backing. It was a ringing endorsement for a man who had become ...

It came as Burnley MP Oliver Ryan admitted to being a member of the Whatsapp group where Gwynne made the offensive comments and issued an apology for not speaking out. Mr Gwynne, the 50-year-old ...