Posted in News Veteran Labour councillor quits party claiming he has been ‘thrown under a bus’ after blowing the whistle on WhatsApp group containing racist, sexist and homophobic ‘jokes’ August 24, 2025 Vincent Ricci, 67, was suspended by Labour for being a member of the so-called Trigger Me Timbers group, featuring key Labour figures in the North-West. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15028571/Veteran-Labour-councillor-quits-party-claiming-thrown-bus-blowing-whistle-WhatsApp-group-containing-racist-sexist-homophobic-jokes.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490