A Labour Party spokesperson said: "As part of our WhatsApp group investigation, Oliver Ryan has been administratively suspended as a member of the Labour Party. "As soon as this group was brought to our attention, a thorough investigation was immediately launched and this process is ongoing in line with the Labour Party's rules and procedures.

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

Burnley’s Labour MP Oliver Ryan – being investigated by the Labour Party over his “unacceptable and deeply disappointing” comments in a WhatsApp group – should quit Parliament say his local political rivals.

Labour MP Oliver Ryan said I regret not speaking out at the time about unacceptable comments in a WhatsApp group and added, I also made some comments myself which I deeply regret. - This is a breaking news story. Follow us on

Burnley MP Oliver Ryan is being investigated by the Labour Party over “unacceptable and deeply disappointing” comments in a WhatsApp group. Mr Ryan said he was a member of the WhatsApp chat that MP Andrew Gwynne was sacked as a minister over and apologised for some of his own comments “which I deeply regret and would not make today”.