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Health minister Andrew Gwynne has been sacked after apologising for offence caused by a string of abusive WhatsApp messages insulting constituents, fellow MPs and councillors. Prime Minister Sir ...

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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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Another Labour MP has apologised for being part of a WhatsApp group which led to the sacking of health minister Andrew Gwynne. Oliver Ryan is facing a government probe after he appeared to mock a ...

Andrew Gwynne was dismissed as a health minister over the messages, including one in which he joked about hoping a non-Labour voting pensioner would die before the election. He also made ...

Andrew Gwynne has been suspended by Labour for alleged remarks in a WhatsApp group. Burnley MP Oliver Ryan has also been suspended over reported comments in the same chat. An investigation has ...

Health minister Andrew Gwynne has been sacked after a newspaper revealed he sent a string of offensive and abusive WhatsApp messages. The MP for Gorton and Denton was also suspended from the ...