Burnley MP Oliver Ryan has become the second MP to be suspended from the Labour parliamentary party over his membership of a WhatsApp group which contained offensive messages. Ryan was summoned to a meeting with Chief Whip Sir Alan Campbell, after the Mail on Sunday published the messages.

Eleven Labour councillors have been suspended from the party over their membership of a WhatsApp group that has already seen two MPs lose the whip. Former health minister Andrew Gwynne was sacked over the weekend for offensive messages sent in the group, named “ Trigger Me Timbers”.

The 11 councillors, who were administratively suspended on Tuesday, are understood to come from Tameside and Stockport councils.

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

Two Labour MPs have now been suspended from the party after “offensive” messages from a WhatsApp group they were members of were leaked.

Oliver Ryan, the MP for Burnley who was elected last summer, has also been sacked for his involvement in the group named 'Trigger Me Timbers'.

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.

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".

The move comes after Andrew Gwynne was sacked as health minister over the weekend over messages posted in an internal WhatsApp group.

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,