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UK minister Andrew Gwynne sacked for saying he hoped pensioner who didn’t vote Labour would die
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/uk-mini...PS3FJWWEE/
EXCERPTS: Labour MP Andrew Gwynne has been forced to stand down after a string of seemingly sexist, racist and disparaging remarks about members of the public and fellow politicians were brought to light. [...] In a statement on Saturday night, he said “I deeply regret my badly misjudged comments” and apologised for any offence caused.
Among the worst of the comments reportedly made was a response to a letter from a 72-year-old resident who told her councillor she had not voted Labour but wanted to inquire about bin collections. The resident wrote: “As you have been re-elected, I thought it would be an appropriate time to contact you with regard to the bin collections.”
When the councillor shared the letter in the group chat, Gwynne proposed the following response: “Dear resident, f*** your bins. I’m re-elected and without your vote. Screw you. PS: Hopefully you’ll have croaked it by the all-outs.”
“All-outs” is a shorthand term for local elections.
The Mail on Sunday reported that he also fantasised about a local constituent being mown down on his bicycle by a heavy goods lorry, writing: “I had positive visions of him getting mown down by an Elsa Waste HGV while he’s cycling to the Fallowfield Loop. We couldn’t be that lucky!”
He appeared to mock the Jewish surname of one public figure. When other members of the chat asked if Marshall Rosenberg, a conflict resolution expert, would be present at a local Labour Party meeting, Gwynne reportedly said: “No. He sounds too militaristic and too Jewish. Is he in Mossad?”
[...] According to reports, Gwynne also shared lewd jokes about UK Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner. In 2021, he circulated a tweet that mocked Rayner for claiming wireless headphones on expenses. The tweet read: “I don’t see what the problem is. It’s literally impossible to give a blow*** while wearing wired headphones. Anyone with a similar background to Angela would understand this.”
He also appeared to mock veteran Labour MP Diane Abbott in the WhatsApp group. In October 2019, when Abbott became the first black person to stand at the despatch box during Prime Minister’s Questions, he reportedly told the chat it was “because it’s Black History Month apparently”.
[...] He is the third Labour minister to stand down in disgrace in recent months... (MORE - missing details)
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/uk-mini...PS3FJWWEE/
EXCERPTS: Labour MP Andrew Gwynne has been forced to stand down after a string of seemingly sexist, racist and disparaging remarks about members of the public and fellow politicians were brought to light. [...] In a statement on Saturday night, he said “I deeply regret my badly misjudged comments” and apologised for any offence caused.
Among the worst of the comments reportedly made was a response to a letter from a 72-year-old resident who told her councillor she had not voted Labour but wanted to inquire about bin collections. The resident wrote: “As you have been re-elected, I thought it would be an appropriate time to contact you with regard to the bin collections.”
When the councillor shared the letter in the group chat, Gwynne proposed the following response: “Dear resident, f*** your bins. I’m re-elected and without your vote. Screw you. PS: Hopefully you’ll have croaked it by the all-outs.”
“All-outs” is a shorthand term for local elections.
The Mail on Sunday reported that he also fantasised about a local constituent being mown down on his bicycle by a heavy goods lorry, writing: “I had positive visions of him getting mown down by an Elsa Waste HGV while he’s cycling to the Fallowfield Loop. We couldn’t be that lucky!”
He appeared to mock the Jewish surname of one public figure. When other members of the chat asked if Marshall Rosenberg, a conflict resolution expert, would be present at a local Labour Party meeting, Gwynne reportedly said: “No. He sounds too militaristic and too Jewish. Is he in Mossad?”
[...] According to reports, Gwynne also shared lewd jokes about UK Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner. In 2021, he circulated a tweet that mocked Rayner for claiming wireless headphones on expenses. The tweet read: “I don’t see what the problem is. It’s literally impossible to give a blow*** while wearing wired headphones. Anyone with a similar background to Angela would understand this.”
He also appeared to mock veteran Labour MP Diane Abbott in the WhatsApp group. In October 2019, when Abbott became the first black person to stand at the despatch box during Prime Minister’s Questions, he reportedly told the chat it was “because it’s Black History Month apparently”.
[...] He is the third Labour minister to stand down in disgrace in recent months... (MORE - missing details)