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

Minister says Labour MPs and other members of WhatsApp group could be suspended after Gwynne scandal
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Minister says Labour MPs and other members of WhatsApp group could be suspended after Gwynne scandal
Published: Feb, 09 2025 08:48

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Minister says Labour MPs and other members of WhatsApp group could be suspended after Gwynne scandal Labour will punish any other MP or minister caught up in the Andrew Gwynne WhatsApp group scandal, a senior official has told Sky News.

He added: "I think what the public can take from the way the prime minister has acted decisively in this case, to dismiss Andrew Gwynne, is that if any other Labour MP or minister falls short, he will act to uphold the highest standards in public office.".

When asked about the scandal, Conservative Alex Burghart, a shadow Cabinet Office minister, told Phillips: "… That really does suggest that just beneath the surface, between all the sort of the window dressing that Keir Starmer has done, that with senior Labour politicians, there may still be a very serious problem with antisemitism.

Andrew Gwynne sacked as health minister over comments posted on a WhatsApp group.

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