BREAKING: 11 Labour councillors suspended amid probe into vile WhatsApp group

Two MPs - Oliver Ryan and Andrew Gwynne - person already been suspended from the Labour Party for messages posted successful the 'Trigger Me Timbers' WhatsApp group

Eleven Labour councillors person been suspended arsenic portion of the party's probe into vile comments posted successful a WhatsApp group.

Two MPs - Oliver Ryan and Andrew Gwynne - person already been suspended from Labour for messages posted successful the "Trigger Me Timbers" group.

A Labour Party spokesperson said: "As portion of our WhatsApp radical investigation, a radical of councillors person been administratively suspended from the Labour Party.

"As soon arsenic this radical was brought to our attention, a thorough probe was launched successful enactment with the Labour Party's rules and procedures and this process is ongoing.

"Swift enactment volition ever beryllium taken wherever individuals are recovered to person breached the precocious standards expected of them arsenic Labour Party members."

Mr Gwynne was besides sacked arsenic a Health Minister by Keir Starmer astatine the play aft helium allegedly joked that helium hoped an aged pistillate would dice aft she asked astir her bins.

Other messages included a racist remark astir seasoned MP Diane Abbott and sharing a sexist station astir Angela Rayner performing a enactment act.

The MP for Gorton and Denton successful Greater Manchester said helium profoundly regretted his "badly misjudged comments" and apologised for "any offence caused" successful a statement.

Mr Ryan, 29, was besides hauled earlier Chief Whip Alan Campbell connected Monday aft helium admitted to making "unacceptable" comments successful the WhatsApp radical made up of Labour councillors and activists successful Greater Manchester. He was aboriginal stripped of the whip, meaning helium present sits arsenic an autarkic successful Parliament.

Mr Ryan said helium had been a subordinate of the radical betwixt 2019 and 2022 and regretted not "speaking retired astatine the time" implicit comments which were "completely unacceptable".

"I did not spot each message, but I judge work for not being much proactive successful challenging what was said," helium said. "I besides made aforesaid comments myself which I profoundly regret and would not marque contiguous and for that, I wholeheartedly apologise."