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PM will not hesitate to take action if ministers do not uphold standards – No 10

MP Andrew Gwynne who has said he regrets making ‘badly misjudged’ comments in a WhatsApp group after Sir Keir Starmer sacked him as a minister (Victoria Jones/PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer “will not hesitate to take action” when ministers do not uphold high standards, Downing Street has said after a health minister was sacked over offensive comments made on a WhatsApp group.

Andrew Gwynne left the Government and was suspended from the Labour Party at the weekend.

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