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Rishi Sunak’s judgment is in doubt as Sir Gavin Williamson resigned from the Cabinet just a fortnight after his appointment. The Prime Minister will also appear in the House of Commons to confront MPs following the loss of his ally, who quit after saying the bullying allegations became a “distraction” from the government’s work and resigned to “clear” his name. At Prime Minister’s Questions, Mr Sunak could face pressure to explain why he gave Sir Gavin – who had already been sacked by Theresa May and Boris Johnson – a senior ministerial role despite knowing he was facing an investigation into his conduct of. Mr Sunak is already facing questions over the reappointment of Suella Braverman, six days after she was sacked by Liz Truss’s cabinet. Sir Gavin’s decision to stand down as minister without portfolio last night followed claims he sent explosive messages to former leader Wendy Morton. He was also accused of bullying a former Ministry of Defense official and engaging in “immoral and unethical” behavior while chief whip. Show latest update 1667969109
Gavin Williamson resigns amid “bullying” texting scandal.
The shock move came after a series of allegations left Sir Gavin facing at least three investigations into his conduct. Claims he had told a senior civil servant to “cut your throat” were slammed as “totally, totally unacceptable” by a cabinet colleague. And his former deputy in the government whip’s office described his behavior towards MPs as “threatening” and “intimidating”. Read the details in this joint report by Alastair Jamieson, Andrew Woodcock and Kate Devlin: Namita Singh9 November 2022 04:45 1667968555
Sunak’s judgment has been called into question as Williamson resigns amid bullying allegations
Rishi Sunak is facing questions about his judgment as Sir Gavin Williamson resigned from the Cabinet after just a fortnight in office. The prime minister will appear in the Commons to face MPs after losing his ally, who resigned after admitting allegations about his behavior had become a “distraction”. At Prime Minister’s Questions, Mr Sunak could face pressure to explain why he gave Sir Gavin – who had already been sacked by Theresa May and Boris Johnson – a senior ministerial role despite knowing he was facing an investigation into his conduct of. Read more in this report: Namita Singh9 November 2022 04:35 1667966682
Welcome to The Independent’s UK political blog for Wednesday 9 November 2022, where we provide the latest information on all things buzzing at Westminster. Namita Singh November 9, 2022 4:04 am
