Labour has launched an urgent investigation into WhatsApp group, where Labour MP Andrew Gwyn posted a “completely unacceptable” message, the minister said.
Gwyn, 50, was fired as health minister and died before the next election after sharing racist comments about Diane Abbott and sexist comments about Angela Rayner. I joked about the woman.
Gorton and Denton MPs of Greater Manchester apologise and say they regretted his “badly misjudged comments.”
The statement was posted to a WhatsApp group called Trigger Me Timbers. This reportedly included more than a dozen Labour Councillors, Party officials and at least one other MP.
Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook said there will be an investigation into the matter on Sunday.
Appearing on Sky News, Pennycook suggested that although he cannot say whether other workers will be suspended, Keir Starmer could take action based on what the investigation finds.
He said: “Personally, I don't know what other people in that Whatsapp conversation said… I was very clear, there's an investigation into the entire incident. ”
“What the public can take from the way the Prime Minister acted decisively to dismiss Andrew Gwyn in this case is to support the highest standard in public office when there is a shortage of other Labour MPs or ministers. It means acting like you do,” Penny Cook said.
As soon as the Prime Minister noticed the comments, he dismissed Gwyn as minister.
The language MP used in his message was reportedly “completely unacceptable” and “in some cases it's deeply concerning,” Pennycook said.
Gwynne posted on X on Saturday.
“I deeply regret making such a grossly false comment and apologize for the crime I caused. I have served the Labour Party for the rest of my life, but it was a great honor to be appointed pastor by Kiel Starmer. did.
“I fully understand the decisions that the Prime Minister and the party took, and although it is very sad that it was interrupted, I will support them in every way I can,” he wrote.
In Sunday's mail, Gwynn's comments included a small amount of anti-Semitism and a joke that the components were “make” on the truck.
He also reportedly wrote in one message that the 72-year-old woman wanted to “squeak it” immediately after asking councillors who shared the message in the group about the bottle.
Senior conservatives say that when the elderly woman mentions “nasty” and “sinister,” Gwynn said he wrote that someone's name sounded “too Jewish.” It is said to be a message.
Shadow Cabinet Office Minister Alex Burghart questioned whether other members of the chat group had called out allegations of anti-Semitic comments.
“That's a very serious statement and I know that if the Prime Minister doesn't act very quickly against everyone in that group, the Labour party still has problems,” he said. He spoke to.
