A WhatsApp group in which MP Andrew Gwynne posted “completely unacceptable” messages is being investigated, a minister has said. Housing minister Matthew Pennycook could not say if others in the chat, which reportedly included another Labour MP, will be suspended, but suggested the Prime Minister could take action based on what the investigation finds. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00I was shocked and amazed when I read some of the quotes that have been revealed overnight.
00:04It is unacceptable and I think people can take from how we've acted our seriousness
00:11in terms of upholding the highest standards in public office.
00:14The Prime Minister has been very clear this is going to be a government in service of
00:17working people.
00:18We are going to maintain those high standards.
00:20He's acted decisively overnight to dismiss Mr Gwynne from his ministerial office.
00:24The Labour Party concurrently has also suspended him and removed the whip from him.
00:28So that's a mark of the seriousness with which you take it.
00:30It is completely unacceptable to make any comments of that kind.