Gay MP Oliver Ryan has been suspended by Labour for his involvement with a WhatsApp group in which he allegedly mocked another MP’s sexuality. Ryan, who overturned a Tory majority to win his Burnley seat last year,

The MP for Burnley said he "deeply regrets" comments he made in a WhatsApp group created by Andrew Gwynne - who was sacked as a health minister over the weekend.

Oliver Ryan is the second MP to lose the whip over leaked messages from the "Trigger me timbers" chat, after Health Minister Andrew Gwynne was sacked from his post and suspended by Labour

A Labour MP who posted offensive messages in a WhatsApp group has been suspended by the party. Oliver Ryan’s punishment came just 48 hours after health minister Andrew Gwynne was sacked for comments he made on the same group. Ryan was investigated after he appeared to mock a fellow Labour MP over his sexuality.

Burnley’s Labour MP Oliver Ryan – being investigated by the Labour Party over his “unacceptable and deeply disappointing” comments in a WhatsApp group – should quit Parliament say his local political rivals.

Burnley MP Oliver Ryan is being investigated by the Labour Party over “unacceptable and deeply disappointing” comments in a WhatsApp group. Mr Ryan said he was a member of the WhatsApp chat that MP Andrew Gwynne was sacked as a minister over and apologised for some of his own comments “which I deeply regret and would not make today”.