BBC Manchester website:

A former council leader has claimed he has been suspended by Labour for reporting his concerns about a WhatsApp group over which a dozen other members of the party have been sanctioned.

Ged Cooney, who stood down as Tameside Council boss in October, said he had been suspended because he "reported the group" and "officers of the Labour Party who failed to act on that report".

The Local Democracy Reporting Service has reported the Labour Party suspended Cooney for providing information to the media about party disciplinary matters and staff.