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| Second Labour MP apologises over WhatsApp comments | Second Labour MP apologises over WhatsApp comments |
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| A second Labour MP has apologised for comments made in a WhatsApp chat, after Andrew Gwynne was sacked as a minister over messages he sent to the same group. | A second Labour MP has apologised for comments made in a WhatsApp chat, after Andrew Gwynne was sacked as a minister over messages he sent to the same group. |
| Burnley MP Oliver Ryan said in a statement that comments he made in the group "were completely unacceptable" and he regretted "not speaking out at the time". | Burnley MP Oliver Ryan said in a statement that comments he made in the group "were completely unacceptable" and he regretted "not speaking out at the time". |
| Fellow MP Gwynne was sacked as health minister on Saturday after the Mail on Sunday reported, external he sent a string of offensive and abusive messages in the WhatsApp group, which contained other Labour figures. | Fellow MP Gwynne was sacked as health minister on Saturday after the Mail on Sunday reported, external he sent a string of offensive and abusive messages in the WhatsApp group, which contained other Labour figures. |
| A government source told the PA news agency that the party's chief whip would speak to Ryan "and no action is off the table". | A government source told the PA news agency that the party's chief whip would speak to Ryan "and no action is off the table". |
| "I did not see every message, but I accept responsibility for not being more proactive in challenging what was said," Ryan added. | "I did not see every message, but I accept responsibility for not being more proactive in challenging what was said," Ryan added. |
| "I also made some comments myself which I deeply regret and would not make today and for that, I wholeheartedly apologise." | "I also made some comments myself which I deeply regret and would not make today and for that, I wholeheartedly apologise." |
| He said he would cooperate fully with Labour's investigation, which began after Gwynne's messages were revealed. | |
| Gwynne was suspended from the party and apologised in a statement on X for any offence caused by the "badly misjudged" comments. | Gwynne was suspended from the party and apologised in a statement on X for any offence caused by the "badly misjudged" comments. |
| Ryan, 29, said he was a member of the WhatsApp group between 2019 and early 2022, when he was a councillor on Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. He was elected for the first time as an MP in July. | Ryan, 29, said he was a member of the WhatsApp group between 2019 and early 2022, when he was a councillor on Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. He was elected for the first time as an MP in July. |
| "Some of the comments made in that group were completely unacceptable, and I fully condemn them," he added. | "Some of the comments made in that group were completely unacceptable, and I fully condemn them," he added. |
| "I regret not speaking out at the time, and I recognise that failing to do so was wrong." | "I regret not speaking out at the time, and I recognise that failing to do so was wrong." |