Theresa May has sacked Gavin Williamson as her defence secretary over the Huawei leak.
Williamson had firmly denied being behind the disclosure of information from a National Security Council meeting last week, but today he was summoned to Downing Street and ‘asked to leave the government’.
In a letter written to Williamson after dispatching him, May sets out her reasons for sacking him.
She writes:
‘I am therefore concerned by the manner in which you have engaged with this investigation. It has been conducted fairly, with the full co-operation of other NSC attendees. They have all answered questions, engaged properly, provided as much information as possible to assist with the investigation, and encouraged their staff to do the same. Your conduct has not been of the same standard as others.
‘In our meeting this evening, I put to you the latest information from the investigation, which provides compelling evidence suggesting your responsibility for the unauthorised disclosure. No other credible version of events to explain this leak has been identified.’
Williamson however is denying involvement telling journalists that the Prime Minister has no evidence and it is a politically motivated decision.
