The U.K. government health minister Andrew Gwynne has been sacked after the Mail on Sunday revealed he had sent offensive and abusive WhatsApp messages to a small group of fellow Labour Party members.

Sir Keir Starmer has appointed an MP who once claimed people could identify as a llama as the new health minister. Ashley Dalton, who represents West Lancashire, was confirmed in the role at the Department of Health and Social Care,

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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".

Andrew Gwynne, the MP for Gorton and Denton, has been sacked as health minister and suspended from the Labour Party. He reportedly posted sexist comments about Angela Rayner, racist remarks about Labour MP Diane Abbott and joked about an elderly woman dying in a closed group chat with Labour figures based around Manchester.

Health Minister Andrew Gwynne is sacked by PM and apologises for offence caused by "badly misjudged" messages on WhatsApp This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.