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Prime minister sacks defence secretary Gavin Williamson

Rithika Siddhartha
By Rithika SiddharthaMay 01, 2019
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PRIME MINISTER Theresa May has this evening (1) sacked defence secretary Gavin Williamson following a probe into the leak of news that Britain had conditionally allowed China's Huawei to develop the UK 5G network.

"The Prime Minister has this evening asked Gavin Williamson to leave the government, having lost confidence in his ability to serve in the role of Defence Secretary and as a member of her Cabinet," said a spokeswoman from her Downing Street office.

There was no comment from Williamson.

(AFP)

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