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Gavin Williamson, twice-sacked minister who oversaw exams fiasco, knighted

Gavin Williamson, who was twice sacked as a Cabinet minister and oversaw the exams fiasco during the coronavirus pandemic, has been given a knighthood by Boris Johnson. Downing Street said on Thursday that the Queen has approved the honour for the ...

03 Mar 2022 at 18:25

School leaders express ‘shock’ over Williamson knighthood

Headteachers and teachers’ leaders have expressed their “shock” and “surprise” over the news that former education secretary Gavin Williamson has been awarded a knighthood. Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College ...

03 Mar 2022 at 19:55

Twice sacked Sir Gavin Williamson deserves knighthood, says Education Secretary

Nadhim Zahawi has defended the awarding of a knighthood to Sir Gavin Williamson, who was twice sacked as a cabinet minister and oversaw the exams fiasco in 2020. The Education Secretary said his predecessor “deserves” the honour for his work on ...

27 Mar 2022 at 11:25

Gavin Williamson accused of threatening MP over school funding

Former education secretary Gavin Williamson has been accused of threatening to withdraw funding for a school in the constituency of MP who was considering voting against the Government. When he defected from the Tories to Labour on Wednesday, ...

22 Jan 2022 at 22:55

Who are the whips and what do they do?

Tory MP William Wragg has accused the Government of an aggressive whipping operation against those who are suspected of having wavering support for Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Here, the PA news agency looks at the whipping system in ...

20 Jan 2022 at 17:55

Parliament watchdog had dozens of complaints on Hancock’s I’m a Celeb appearance

Dozens of complaints have been made about Matt Hancock swapping Westminster for the Australian jungle to appear on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, Parliament’s standards watchdog has said. Parliamentary Commissioner for ...

15 Nov 2022 at 19:50

MPs Hancock and Kwarteng tell fake firm they will advise for £10,000 per day

Former cabinet ministers Matt Hancock and Kwasi Kwarteng told a fake overseas company looking for MP advisers their daily rate for consultancy would be £10,000. In a sting operation set up by campaign group Led By Donkeys, ...

25 Mar 2023 at 21:32

MPs duped by fake foreign firm were acting ‘within the rules’, says Gove

MPs offering advice to a fake Korean company for as much as £10,000 per day were acting “within the rules”, a senior minister has said. But Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove called on MPs to “reflect” on the sting ...

26 Mar 2023 at 12:13

Sunak has limited upheaval, Hunt insists after Cabinet ‘turbulence’

Jeremy Hunt has admitted the Cabinet has faced “turbulence” with a high turnover of ministers in recent years – but insisted Rishi Sunak has limited the upheaval. The Chancellor said this week’s mini reshuffle, ...

03 Sept 2023 at 12:40

Gavin Williamson apologises to MPs for bullying former chief whip

Sir Gavin Williamson has apologised for bullying a former chief whip after he was not allocated tickets to the late Queen’s funeral. The Tory former Cabinet minister was told to apologise to Wendy Morton by ...

04 Sept 2023 at 20:35

Rayner admits Labour’s standards overhaul plan would still have ‘role for PM’

Angela Rayner has acknowledged that Labour’s proposed overhaul of the standards system would still involve “a role for the prime minister” of the day but promised greater powers for an independent ethics ...

13 Jul 2023 at 12:08

‘There is a price for everything’: Williamson’s bullying texts in full

Sir Gavin Williamson has been told to apologise to MPs for bullying then-chief whip Wendy Morton over his failure to secure a ticket for the late Queen’s funeral. Here are the text messages sent on ...

04 Sept 2023 at 10:55

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