‘Vile’ Labour WhatsApp group exposes toxic divisions in Andrew Gwynne’s power base

Insiders say online forum soon turned ‘nasty’ and Tameside party members were notorious for ‘slagging off’ each other

The brutally swift downfall of the health minister Andrew Gwynne and his Labour colleague Oliver Ryan was a story few in Westminster saw coming.

Gwynne, 50, had managed to dodge most controversies during his near 20-year stint in parliament, though rose to brief fame for calling Boris Johnson a “pillock” on live television in 2017.

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