A Labour MP who was sacked as a minister by Sir Keir Starmer over comments made in a WhatsApp group has said he regrets the “badly misjudged” remarks. Andrew Gwynne, the MP for Gorton and Denton, has been sacked as health minister and suspended from the Labour Party.

A British junior minister was sacked by Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday and suspended from the governing Labour Party over WhatsApp messages which the minister said were "badly misjudged".

Mr Gwynne reportedly made antisemitic comments and "joked" about a pensioner constituent, saying he hoped she died before the next election. He apologised for the "badly misjudged comments".

The Labour MP from England’s north-west also shared racist and antisemitic comments in a WhatsApp group called “Trigger Me Timbers”.

Health Minister Andrew Gwynne has apologised for "badly misjudged" WhatsApp messages after he was sacked by Sir Keir Starmer. The Mail on Sunday reported the MP for Gorton and Denton had sent a string of offensive and abusive messages,

Health Minister Andrew Gwynne has been sacked after making offensive remarks in a Labour Party WhatsApp group. According to reports in the Mail on Sunday, Mr Gwynne joked about an elderly voter, saying he hoped she would die.

Andrew Gwynne, until today the junior health minister of the United Kingdom, deeply regrets his badly misjudged comments. "I deeply regret my badly misjudged commments and apologise for any offense I've caused.

Andrew Gwynne lost his government role and is suspended from the Labour Party after comments he made on Whatsapp were exposed.