Gerald Cooney, the former Labour leader of Tameside council in Greater Manchester, said he had complained about Andrew Gwynne’s remarks several times.

The Labour Party ignored repeated warnings about Andrew Gwynne’s “vile” WhatsApp comments months before they were made public, The Telegraph can reveal. A former Labour council leader said he complained about the MP’s messages to a party official several times in the last year, but his concerns were ignored.

Labour MP has apologised for comments made in a WhatsApp chat, after Andrew Gwynne was sacked as a minister over messages he sent to the same group. Burnley MP Oliver Ryan said in a statement that comments he made in the group "were completely unacceptable" and he regretted "not speaking out at the time".

MP has lost the Labour whip over his membership of a WhatsApp group containing offensive comments, after a Greater Manchester MP was sacked as a minister for his involvement. Former Tameside councillor Oliver Ryan,

Labour MP in 'pensioner dying joke' WhatsApp group suspended after crisis meeting with party's Chief Whip - Burnley MP Oliver Ryan was asked to explain discuss comments he made in a messaging group wi

Labour MP Oliver Ryan has been suspended by his party due to his membership of a WhatsApp group which included offensive comments. The MP lost the whip after facing an investigation over the messages and was scheduled to meet with the chief whip today.