Keir Starmer sacked the Health Minister Andrew Gwynne earlier this month after he allegedly joked he hoped an elderly woman would die after she asked about her bins
Parliament’s watchdog is investigating MP Andrew Gwynne who was suspended by Labour over offensive comments on a vile WhatsApp group.
Keir Starmer sacked the Health Minister earlier this month after he allegedly joked that he hoped an elderly woman would die after she asked about her bins.
The comments – in a WhatsApp group called ‘Trigger Me Timbers’ – also led to the MP Oliver Ryan having the Labour whip removed and 11 councillors suspended from the party.
Mr Gwynne, the MP for Gorton and Denton, is now listed among the allegations under investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards.
The body opened its probe on February 18 to look at “actions causing significant damage to the reputation of the House as a whole, or of its Members generally”. The MP has also faced calls to resign over messages posted in the WhatsApp group.
In a separate exchange reported by the Manchester Evening News, the MP recalled an incident in Dukinfield in which he said “I lost my s*** in the street with some Duki hag”.
Earlier this week 75-year-old grandmother Elaine Cole claimed she was the woman Mr Gwynne was referring to in the controversial WhatsApp group. She said she was angry over the incident in which the MP was “effing and jeffing at me”.
Labour has been investigating the comments in the WhatsApp group. A spokesman said: “Swift action will always be taken where individuals are found to have breached the high standards expected of them as Labour Party members.”
Mr Gwynne has previously said he deeply regretted his “badly misjudged comments” and apologised for “any offence caused” in a statement.
He added: “I entirely understand the decisions the PM and the party have taken and, while very sad to have been suspended, will support them in any way I can.”
