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Elections UK Health Minister Andrew Gwynne suspended after 'Trigger Me Timbers' misogynistic, racist and Anti-Semitic WhatsApp group exposed in Labour Party

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Health minister Andrew Gwynne

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has been sacked [suspended] by the Prime Minister

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over 'badly misjudged comments' sent on a WhatsApp group.

The Mail on Sunday reported that the Labour MP for Gorton and Denton sent antisemitic slights and joked about a constituent being 'mown down' by a truck.

In another message, he also reportedly wrote that he hoped a 72-year-old woman would soon have 'croaked it' after she asked a councillor, who shared the message in the group, about her bins.

He also reportedly posted sexist comments about Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner

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and racist remarks about Labour MP Diane Abbott.

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The messages were shared in a WhatsApp group called Trigger Me Timbers, which he shares with more than a dozen Labour councillors, party officials and at least one other MP, the newspaper reported.



A Labour spokesperson said: “Andrew Gwynne has been administratively suspended as a member of the Labour Party. We are investigating comments made in this WhatsApp group in line with the Labour Party’s rules and procedures. Swift action will be taken if individuals are found to have breached the high standards expected of them as Labour Party members.”

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People are currently languishing in jail cells - and will be for years to come - for far tamer comments.

I trust Labour will stay consistent and report this matter to the police.
 
He sounds like a complete and utter cunt.

What's worse he was saying all that in a large Labour group WhatsApp. That's what they all think of the voters

Are you surprised? I certainly didn't expect anything better of them.

I wouldn't piss on the vast majority of politicians if they were on fire.
 
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The Labour MP Oliver Ryan

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has been suspended by the party over his membership and comments on a WhatsApp group that featured offensive messages, including alleged racism and sexism.

The party took action against the Burnley MP after the emergence of details about the Trigger Me Timbers group, mainly involving a group of councillors and party activists in Greater Manchester.

A Labour spokesperson said: “As part of our WhatsApp group investigation, Oliver Ryan has been administratively suspended as a member of the Labour party.

“As soon as this group was brought to our attention, a thorough investigation was immediately launched and this process is ongoing in line with the Labour party’s rules and procedures. Swift action will always be taken where individuals are found to have breached the high standards expected of them as Labour party members.”

 
The problem with UK politicians is that so many have never worked a job of any sort - not even stacking a shelf whilst at university.

Not only does that leave them incredibly out of touch, but also woefully unprofessional. This clown is another example of that.

I didn't know until earlier this year that MPs are assigned a 'buddy' for their first year in Westminster. The 'buddy' essentially holds their hand and helps them navigate the first year in their new workplace.

Should it not be questioned why individuals on £92,000 per year - which puts them in the UK's top tax bracket - need someone to tell them what a pay slip is and how to fill out expenses?
 
Labour with yet another antisemitic problem?

This isn't a surprise. It's practically mandatory to be a labour politician.
 
Well Gwynne used the American spelling of offence.

But there can't be many places 'Anti-Semitism' hasn't been found by now.
Easily checked with modern technology:

Labour✅

Liberal Democrats✅

A number of cases of alleged and proven antisemitism in the Liberal Democrat party relate to members of theparliamentary party

Conservatives✅

The Conservative Party has revealed it received 14 complaints of antisemitism last year but gave no information on their outcome.

Data was shared this week in the one-year review of a report published by Professor Swaran Singh and his team following their 2020 investigation into high-profile allegations of discrimination – including Islamophobia and anti-Jewish hate – within the Conservative Party.

Green Party✅

The Green Party of England and Wales says it is taking action after complaints about antisemitic statements made or supported by its candidates.

SNP✅

The SNP has been accused of anti-Semitism after the Scottish Government announced a ban on meeting Israeli diplomats

Sinn Féin✅

Sinn Fein, a democratic socialist party that won the most [first-preference] votes in Ireland’s 2020 parliamentary elections, has been spearheading the increasingly anti-Israel orientation of Ireland’s foreign policy. Unfortunately, there has been virtually no push-back from Ireland’s general public or civil-society institutions. This lack of support for Israel is distressing, as much of the pro-Palestinian rhetoric and criticism of Israel are not only unjust but have morphed into blatant anti-Semitism. . . . One legislator, Catherine Connolly, raised the anti-Semitic theme of “Jewish supremacy.”

[But] there is little evidence that the bulk of Irish citizenry supports this prejudicial assault on Israel, much less the poisonous anti-Jewish rhetoric. . . . In Ireland, Jew-hatred does not well up from the general public but seems clearly driven from the top down. These Goebbels-like attacks on Israel include salvos from several Sinn Fein members of parliament.

Iceland✅

The Jewish community in Iceland is both young and very small. Yet the island at the edge of Europe has a rich history of antisemitism.

Portugal✅

Antisemitism continues its unstoppable path in Portugal

Greece✅

This first part of the DILCRAH report about antisemitism in Greece, part of the European Survey on the state of public policies to combat antisemitism, reveals the worrying spread of prejudice against Jews in Greek society. Whether through the testimonies of Greek Jews, politicians or opinion polls, it is clear that antisemitism is an integral part of the Greek political landscape, although it is expressed less violently than elsewhere. The second part of this report looks at how the Greek authorities intend to tackle this problem, which seems to be deeply rooted in the country’s history and political culture.

Finland✅

Report: Anti-Semitism has risen in Finland over the past five years

New Zealand

While it said that anti-Semitic incidents remained rare, the New Zealand Jewish Council said online anti-Semitism was increasing.


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