WhatsApp group probed after Labour minister sacked
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WhatsApp group probed after Labour minister sacked
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 could take action based on what the investigation finds.
Report by Covellm.
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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.. Sky News
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
Baroness Louise Casey will lead a four-year, cross-party task force into the future of social care, the public health minister has revealed. Andrew Gwynne welcomed the announcement, describing Ms Casey as "the foremost public sector reformer of our time". Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson, says the government will deliver a “firm and fair” immigration system as the Home Office releases new data on increased immigration enforcement visits and arrests.
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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has said the party now has more than 200,000 members and is aiming to overtake the Labour Party's total of 309,000. Sky News
The mother of seven-year-old Elsie Stancombe, who was one of three girls killed at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport, have said she would “trade places” with her daughter "any day" as she paid tribute to her. Elsie's mother, Jenni Stancombe, said, "If we had been there this wouldn't have happened".
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Dame Angela Eagle, the border security minister, promises to “enforce” immigration rules and standards by “cracking down on illegal smuggling”. She says, "If you think you can exploit illegal workers…we will come and find you and you will face the full force of the law".
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Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, calls the government’s treatment of farmers “monstrous” as they stage a protest outside Parliament to campaign against changes to inheritance tax rules.
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Nigel Farage said Reform UK’s membership has now surpassed 200,000 and that the party’s next goal is to overtake the membership of the Labour Party. The Reform UK leader and Clacton MP called his party’s growth “truly extraordinary” at a Reform UK regional conference event in Wiltshire. 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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