26 h. ago Watchdog launches probe into Labour MP Andrew Gwynne suspended over vile WhatsApp group

Keir Starmer sacked the Health Minister Andrew Gwynne earlier this month after he allegedly joked he hoped an elderly woman would die after she asked about her bins

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26 h. ago Parliamentary investigation launched into MP Andrew Gwynne amid WhatsApp scandal

He is currently sitting as an independent MP in Parliament

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27 h. ago Minister sacked over WhatsApp messages investigated by MPs’ watchdog

Andrew Gwynne was suspended from the Labour Party after the emergence of ‘racist’ and ‘sexist’ messages in a WhatsApp group

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27 h. ago Andrew Gwynne under investigation by Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards

Mr Gwynne was sacked as a minister and suspended from the Labour Party earlier this month

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27 h. ago MP Andrew Gwynne under investigation by Parliament watchdog after offensive WhatsApp messages

The Parliamentary Standards Commissioner has launched a probe into sacked minister’s conduct

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3 d. ago Grandmother says suspended Labour MP called her 'hag' in vile WhatsApp group

Grandmother Elaine Cole said the suspended Labour MP and former government minister Andrew Gwynne described her as a 'hag' in the controversial WhatsApp group 'Trigger Me Timbers'

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4 d. ago 'My MP called me a hag, said I live in a sh***hole and flicked me the Vs'

EXCLUSIVE: Grandmother Elaine Cole, 75, says she is the woman Andrew Gwynne called a 'Duki hag' in the controversial Trigger Me Timbers WhatsApp group

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4 d. ago Widow says gambling regulator ‘not protecting customers’ amid legal action

Annie Ashton’s husband, Luke, took his own life in 2021, with an inquest finding a gambling disorder contributed to his death.

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5 d. ago New DWP State Pension issue could see thousands ask for backpayments

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been urged to improve its communication after an investigation by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) found it took eight years to inform a British expat about a change to his State Pension

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5 d. ago Singapore opposition leader, found guilty of lying to parliament, could face electoral ban

Pritam Singh’s conviction is a blow to the city state’s struggling political opposition, which is seeking to challenge the entrenched ruling party in upcoming electionsSingapore’s opposition leader has been convicted of lying to parliament while helping a fellow party member to cover up a false witness account, in a case that could disqualify him from running in upcoming national elections.Pritam Singh, 48, secretary-general of the Workers’ Party, was found guilty on Monday on two counts of lying to a parliamentary committee that was investigating a fellow MP. Continue reading...

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