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Government Minister Sacked Over Whatsapp Messages

Health minister Andrew Gwynne sent a string of offensive and abusive messages.

Today, we look at the latest Government minister to be forced to leave their role.

Health minister Andrew Gwynne has been sacked after a newspaper revealed he sent a string of offensive and abusive WhatsApp messages. Gwynne said on X that he was sorry for any offence caused by the "badly misjudged" comments. Laura, Paddy and Henry discuss.

Meanwhile, the deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner spoke to Laura about accusations she was 鈥渁ggressive鈥 during a Grenfell Tower demolition meeting.

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