Health minister sacked over racists WhatsApp messages, after being caught. Andrew Gwynne allegedly sent racist, sexist messages in a WhatsApp group. The health minister Andrew Gwynne sacked over WhatsApp messages.
Health minister sacked over WhatsApp messages
The MP for Gorton and Denton was also suspended from the Labour Party after the Mail on Sunday reported, external the messages, which insulted constituents, fellow MPs and councillors.
A government spokesperson said Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was “determined to uphold high standards of those in public office” and “will not hesitate to take action against any minister who fails to meet these standards”.
Gwynne calls his racist messages ‘misjudged’
Gwynne said on X that he was sorry for any offence caused by the “badly misjudged” comments.
In messages seen by the Mail on Sunday, Gwynne said he hoped a 72-year-old woman would soon be dead after she wrote to her local councillor about bin collections.
The councillor shared the woman’s letter with Gwynne and other Labour figures in a WhatsApp group called Trigger Me Timbers, the newspaper reported.
The newspaper said he also joked about a constituent being “mown down” by a truck.
Gwynne also reportedly posted sexist comments about Angela Rayner, and racist remarks about Labour MP Diane Abbott.