Tories demand PM widens investigation to councillors and Burnley MP Oliver Ryan, who was a member of the Whatsapp group, apologises for not speaking out against ‘completely acceptable’ comments
Starmer facing calls to probe second Labour MP over Andrew Gwynne WhatsApp group row
Sir Keir Starmer is facing calls to widen his party’s investigation into allegations of offensive messages on a WhatsApp group, which has already led to the sacking of former health minister Andrew Gwynne.
It came as Burnley MP Oliver Ryan admitted to being a member of the Whatsapp group where Gwynne made the offensive comments and issued an apology for not speaking out.
Mr Gwynne, the 50-year-old MP for Gorton and Denton has also been suspended from the party after it was claimed he posted a number of “antisemitic”, “sexist” and “racist” messages on a group named Trigger Me Timbers.
Starmer facing calls to probe second Labour MP over Andrew Gwynne WhatsApp group row