Non-crime hate incident recorded after offensive WhatsApp group comments

Greater Manchester Police has said that a “non-crime hatred incident” has been recorded aft a wellness curate was sacked implicit the play pursuing comments made successful a WhatsApp radical chat.

Former wellness curate Andrew Gwynne was sacked implicit the play aft the emergence of violative comments made successful a WhatsApp group.

Meanwhile, Oliver Ryan, the MP for Burnley who was elected past summer, is nether probe implicit comments successful the aforesaid radical and is expected to conscionable with the main whip connected Monday.

A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson said: “We person received a tiny fig of complaints relating to publicised messages allegedly from a WhatsApp group.

“A non-crime hatred incidental has been recorded and we are successful interaction with our Parliamentary liaison arsenic portion of our archetypal enquiries.”

Earlier connected Monday, Number 10 said that Sir Keir Starmer “will not hesitate to instrumentality action” erstwhile ministers bash not uphold precocious standards.

Asked if the Prime Minister expected ministers to telephone retired derogatory remarks successful WhatsApp groups, his authoritative spokesperson told reporters: “He’s made clear… his determination to uphold precocious standards of behaviour successful nationalist bureau and pb Government successful work of moving people.

“You saw the connection implicit the weekend, and helium volition not hesitate to instrumentality enactment against immoderate curate who fails to conscionable these standards, arsenic helium has done successful this case.”

Asked if ministers should beryllium calling retired violative remarks, the spokesperson added: “He acceptable retired the anticipation of precocious standards of conduct. Obviously it is up to radical to present connected that.”

The main whip volition beryllium speaking with Mr Ryan and “no enactment is disconnected the table”, a Government root had earlier said.