Officials from the office of Nottingham MP Nadia Whittome say reports she is locked in talks with the Chief Whip over a deleted Rishi Sunak tweet are incorrect. The Labour MP for Nottingham East was advised by Labour Whips to take down a tweet in which she said Mr Sunak's election as Prime Minister "isn't a win for Asian representation".
Ms Whittome highlighted Mr Sunak's personal circumstances to argue that "he is not on your side". Her official spokeswoman said on Tuesday (October 25) that Ms Whittome was "pointing to Rishi Sunak’s record as Chancellor to demonstrate that effective political representation of British Asian communities - and the interests of all working people - is about far more than the ethnicity of the Prime Minister".
However, a spokesperson for the Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer was quoted by The Guardian as saying there are "conversations ongoing" between the party's Chief Whip and the MP for Nottingham East over the deleted tweet.
