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Sunak retains full confidence in Gavin Williamson despite bullying row

The Prime Minister retains full confidence in Sir Gavin Williamson despite the emergence of threatening and abusive texts sent by the senior minister to a female colleague. Rishi Sunak is under fire for bringing Sir Gavin back into the Government ...

07 Nov 2022 at 15:43

Sunak defies calls to sack Gavin Williamson despite ‘not acceptable’ messages

Rishi Sunak has defied calls to sack Sir Gavin Williamson despite conceding the senior minister’s threatening and abusive texts to a colleague are “not acceptable”. The Prime Minister is under fire for bringing Sir Gavin back into the Government ...

07 Nov 2022 at 17:10

Minister: 14 asylum hotels have opened since Labour came to power

Fourteen asylum hotels have opened and seven closed since Labour came to power, according to a Home Office minister. Dame Angela Eagle said there are currently 220 hotels in use as asylum accommodation, compared with a peak of more than 400 ...

20 Nov 2024 at 15:10

Teaching unions brand Williamson remarks ‘contemptible’ after WhatsApp leak

Teaching unions have hit out at “contemptible” comments by Sir Gavin Williamson, after leaked messages showed the then education secretary appearing to accuse staff of looking for an “excuse” not to work during the Covid pandemic. The ...

02 Mar 2023 at 10:35

Protester found guilty of stalking Sir Gavin Williamson handed restraining order

A protester who “harassed and stalked” former education secretary Sir Gavin Williamson has been spared jail but handed a restraining order. The Conservative MP said he felt “incredibly threatened” by Simon Parry, who “persistently ...

16 Nov 2023 at 13:06

MPs reject bid to remove Church of England bishops from House of Lords

MPs have defeated an attempt to remove Church of England bishops from the House of Lords, amid suggestions they should focus on ecclesiastical matters rather than trying to “run our country”. Conservative former minister Sir ...

12 Nov 2024 at 20:24

Tory former minister calls for better access to trains for disabled people

Conservative former minister Sir Gavin Williamson has called for improved access at train stations for disabled people. This comes after one of Britain’s most famous Paralympians, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, had to “crawl ...

06 Sept 2024 at 10:41

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 ...

03 Mar 2022 at 18:25

Gavin Williamson blocked release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, claims Johnson

Gavin Williamson blocked release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Johnson claims

Sir Gavin Williamson blocked a £400 million deal to bring Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe home from Iran five years before she was released on the basis the money could be used by Hezbollah, Boris Johnson has said. The ...

04 Oct 2024 at 19:59

Gavin Williamson criticises Boris Johnson’s ‘panic’ pandemic school closures

Former pandemic-era education secretary Sir Gavin Williamson has criticised Boris Johnson’s “panic” decision to close schools in January 2021. In a witness statement to the official UK Covid-19 Inquiry, the Tory ...

20 Dec 2023 at 19:13

Gavin Williamson reportedly told civil servant ‘slit your throat’

Sir Gavin Williamson allegedly told a senior civil servant to “slit your throat” in what they claimed was a bullying campaign while he was defence secretary. Rishi Sunak is under increasing pressure over his ...

08 Nov 2022 at 00:25

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 ...

03 Sept 2023 at 12:40

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