‘Hag' mocked in Labour WhatsApp group claims minister swore at her in doorstep row
A grandmother who claims she was referred to as a 'hag' by Andrew Gwynne said the former minister swore at her during a doorstep row.
Elaine Cole, 75, alleged on Tuesday that she was at the centre of an argument on the campaign trail described by Mr Gwynne in a leaked WhatsApp chat.
Mr Gwynne was sacked as a health minister and suspended as a Labour MP earlier this month over sexist and racist comments in the group chat.
In an exchange, first revealed by The Telegraph last week, Mr Gwynne told Labour colleagues he was 'never allowed to canvas' a road in Greater Manchester again.
Writing in the Trigger Me Timbers group chat, he said: 'It's where I lost my s--- in the street with some Duki hag.'
'Duki' is a reference to Dukinfield, a town in the borough of Tameside located in one of Mr Gwynne's neighbouring constituencies.
David Sedgwick, a councillor on Southport council, replied: 'Tbf [To be fair] there is nothing more satisfying than losing your rag with the electorate every now and again.'
Mr Gwynne added: 'She made Claire cry, and she said the street was a s---hole, so I told her she f------ well lives there!'
Mr Sedgwick replied: 'These people are so stupid they don't realise they're part of the problem!'
In response, Mr Gwynne typed: 'Her house was one of the s---tiest in the street.'
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