Second Labor MP suspended from the party due to WhatsApp Message
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The other MP is suspended from the parliamentary party for offensive comments that are divided into the WhatsApp group, as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer tries to draw a line under the affair.
Oliver Ryan, a 29-year-old MP for Burnley, joined Andrew Gwynne, a former Minister of Health, suspending after a formal work of work at WhatsApp messages.
Ryan received news on Monday afternoon at a meeting with G
“As soon as this WhatsApp group warned, a thorough investigation was immediately launched and this procedure is in accordance with the rules and procedures of the Labor Party,” said Labor spokesman.
“A quick action will always be taken where it is determined that individuals have violated the high standards expected of them as members of the Labor Party.”
Ryan said on Sunday that the comments he gave at the WhatsApp group were “completely unacceptable”.
Ryan said he regretted “not talking at the time” about the comments divided in the group, in which Gwynne made a series of derogatory statements about components and colleagues.
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