Labour MP 'deeply regrets' comments made on WhatsApp group - after health minister sacked for remarks on same chat

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Published: Feb, 09 2025 18:19

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Labour MP 'deeply regrets' comments made on WhatsApp group - after health minister sacked for remarks on same chat 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 remarks posted on the same chat.

In a statement on X, Burnley MP Oliver Ryan said: "Between 2019 and early 2022, I was a member of a WhatsApp group created by my MP and former employer, Andrew Gwynne.

Minister says Labour MPs and other members of WhatsApp group could be suspended after Andrew Gwynne scandal.

"I also made some comments myself which I deeply regret and would not make today and for that I wholeheartedly apologise.

"Some of the comments made in that group were completely unacceptable, and I fully condemn them.

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Labour MP 'deeply regrets' comments made on WhatsApp group - after health minister sacked for remarks on same chat

Labour MP 'deeply regrets' comments made on WhatsApp group - after health minister sacked for remarks on same chat

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