Andrew Gwynne, Labour MP for Gorton and Denton and Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Department of Health and Social Care, has been sacked over offensive comments posted in a WhatsApp group. The Mail on Sunday reported that Gwynne sent a post saying he hoped a pensioner who did not vote Labour would die before the next election, as well as making anti-Semitic 'jokes', racist jokes and comments about sex acts.
Health minister Andrew Gwynne has been sacked over comments posted in a WhatsApp group. Andrew Gwynne , Labour MP for Gorton and Denton and Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Department of Health and Social Care, has been sacked over comments posted in a WhatsApp group.According to The Mail on Sunday, Mr Gwynne sent a post saying he hoped a pensioner who did not vote Labour would die before the next election.
I've served the Labour Party all my life and it was a huge honour to be appointed a minister by Keir Starmer."I entirely understand the decisions the PM and the party have taken and, while very sad to have been suspended, will support them in any way I can.
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