Timeline of fallout from Huawei leak revelations
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson’s sacking by the Prime Minister follows days of political drama surrounding the leak of information from the UK’s National Security Council.
Gavin Williamson
Timeline of fallout from Huawei leak revelations
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson’s sacking by the Prime Minister follows days of political drama surrounding the leak of information from the UK’s National Security Council.
Sacking Gavin Williamson was the right decision: Theresa May
Prime Minister Theresa May has insisted she took “the right decision” in sacking Gavin Williamson as defence secretary.
Downing Street insists Huawei leak inquiry was fair
The inquiry into the leak of sensitive material from the National Security Council was carried out “fairly”, Downing Street has insisted.
Duke of Cambridge and new Defence Secretary to attend nuclear deterrent service
The Duke of Cambridge and new Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt will attend a special service to recognise five decades of Britain’s continuous at-sea nuclear deterrent.
Labour calls on Theresa May to refer Huawei leak case to police
Opposition parties are stepping up pressure on Theresa May to refer the leak of National Security Council secrets to the police for criminal investigation, following the sensational dismissal of Gavin Williamson as Defence Secretary.
Police ‘will investigate Huawei leak if case is referred by Government’
Police will not open a criminal investigation into the leak of secret information from the National Security Council unless the case is referred to them by the Government, the country’s most senior officer has indicated.
Defence Secretary’s sacking highlights ‘dysfunction at heart of UK Government’
Nicola Sturgeon has condemned the “reprehensible” security leak from the National Security Council as she accused Gavin Williamson of behaving for his “own selfish political ends”.
Government ‘will co-operate’ with any police inquiry into Huawei leak
The Government will “co-operate fully” with any police investigation into the leak of official secrets from the National Security Council, Theresa May’s de facto deputy David Lidington has said.
Police must decide on prosecution over Huawei leak, says Hunt
Police, not politicians, should decide whether to launch a criminal investigation into the Huawei leak, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said.
Gavin Williamson: I’d have been absolutely exonerated by a police leak inquiry
Gavin Williamson said he would have been “absolutely exonerated” by a police investigation into the Huawei leak as MPs called for Scotland Yard to launch a criminal probe.