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Labour MP 'deeply regrets' comments made on WhatsApp group - after health minister sacked for remarks on same chat

Sky News Sunday, 9 February 2025
A Labour MP has said he "deeply regrets" comments made on a WhatsApp group - a day after health minister Andrew Gwynne was sacked for leaked racist and sexist remarks posted on the same chat.
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News video: WhatsApp group probed after Labour minister sacked

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 A WhatsApp group in which MP Andrew Gwynne posted “completely unacceptable” messages is being investigated, a minister has said. Housing minister Matthew Pennycook could not say if others in the chat, which reportedly included another Labour MP, will be suspended, but suggested the Prime Minister...

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Conservatives: ‘Serious questions’ over Gwynne’s future [Video]

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A senior Conservative has said the messages sacked Labour minister Andrew Gwynne reportedly posted in a WhatsApp chat were “concerning". Shadow Cabinet Office Minister Alex Burghart says Andrew Gwynne’s suspension raises “serious questions” about whether he should remain an MP. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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