PM will not hesitate to take action if ministers do not uphold standards – No 10 Sir Keir Starmer “will not hesitate to take action” when ministers do not uphold high standards, Downing Street has said after a health minister was sacked over offensive comments made on a WhatsApp group.
“Between 2019 and early 2022, I was a member of a WhatsApp group created by my MP and former employer, Andrew Gwynne,” Mr Ryan said in a statement posted on X.
Asked about Mr Alexander’s existing role in the Department for Business and Trade, the Prime Minister’s official spokesman replied: “It is not uncommon for ministers to cover portfolios across two departments.
The Prime Minister dismissed Mr Gwynne as a minister as soon as he became aware of the comments, it is understood.
The Daily Mail reported that Mr Ryan appeared to mock a fellow Labour MP over his sexuality in exchanges in the group called Trigger Me Timbers.
