The Greater Manchester MP and Health Minister Andrew Gwynne has been sacked by Kier Starmer and suspended from the party following comments that he made in a Whats App chat group
In a message leaked to the Daily Mail Gwynne said he hoped a 72-year-old woman will soon be dead after she asked about her bins
The Stockport resident wrote to her local councillor saying she hadn’t voted Labour, but added: “As you have been re-elected I thought it would be an appropriate time to contact you with regard to the bin collections.”
After the councillor shared the letter among fellow Labour figures in the WhatsApp group, Gwynne wrote a suggested response: “Dear resident, F*** your bins. I’m re-elected and without your vote. Screw you. PS: Hopefully you’ll have croaked it by the all-outs.”
Gwynne wrote on X
I deeply regret my badly misjudged commments and apologise for any offense I’ve caused. I’ve served the Labour Party all my life and it was a huge honour to be appointed a minister by Keir Starmer.
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.
