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On the first day after the announcement I went into our factory shop in Stoke-on-Trent and we had people fighting over the last plate that we had on the shop floor. Williamson was sacked as defence secretary in 2019 by then prime minister Theresa May over a leak from the national security council about Huaweis involvement in the UKs 5G network. In addition, he represented South Staffordshire in the House of Representatives. All the minutes and internal documents between Ofqual and the DfE now need to be published to find out whats gone on, how much this has cost the taxpayer and what questions were asked by the department and what actions were taken by Ofqual to ensure a level playing field for all students. I don't know that there are many people that would hang out the bunting to see Gavin Williamson back in government. Gavin Williamson: his gaffes, scandals and controversies [48] He refused to resign because he felt this would incriminate him and be seen as an admission that he was responsible for the leak, and was therefore sacked. He will be used as a human shield and will be the face of it. The Ministry of Defence official said they had been told to jump out of the window on a separate occasion, and claimed that Williamson deliberately demeaned and intimidated them on a regular basis, with a temperament that shouted and raged. Sir Gavin Williamson resigns after bullying claims - BBC News ", "ANDREW PIERCE profiles new defence secretary Gavin Williamson", "Gavin Williamson: the cunning Tory chief whip with a tarantula on his desk", "T-levels dropped by education secretary's former sixth form ahead of 2020 launch", "Gavin Williamson could have been Prime Minister, says man who replaced him as North Yorkshire county councillor", "Gavin Williamson: Tory Defence Secretary admits to 'kissing' trysts with married former colleague", "Defence secretary refuses to answer questions about relationship with past colleague", "ConservativeHome's Seats & Candidates blog: Gavin Williamson selected for South Staffordshire", "Ebay bidders go wild for April 8 memorabilia", "Gavin Williamson selected for South Staffordshire", "Gavin Williamson MP answers ConHome's Twenty Questions for the Class of 2010", "Nicky Morgan and Gavin Williamson stress the importance of manufacturing as Kwasi Kwarteng uses his maiden speech to accuse Labour MPs of being in 'never-never land', "The full list of how MPs voted on Libya action", "Which Tory MPs back Brexit, who doesn't and who is still on the fence? "[42], On 11 February 2019, Williamson delivered the speech "Defence in Global Britain" at the Royal United Services Institute outlining the future direction of the British armed forces. A member of the Conservative Party, Williamson previously served in Theresa May's Cabinet as Government Chief Whip from 2016 to 2017, Secretary of State for Defence from 2017 to 2019, and as Secretary of State for Education under Boris Johnson from 2019 to 2021. [53], Williamson worked on Boris Johnson's campaign during the 2019 Conservative Party leadership election. Before Gavin became Secretary of State for Education he served as Secretary of State for Defence for 2 years. GAVIN Williamson has been the Member of Parliament for South Staffordshire since 2010 - serving in the Cabinet three times. Some of the worst moments of the Conservative politician, who has resigned from cabinet after allegations over his conduct. Elad worked as a Primary School teacher but has stopped teaching. Despite his upbringing, his zest for Tory politics started young, as he was Chair of Conservative Students from 1997 to 1998, during which time he reportedly accused the National Union of Students of acting like a branch of the Labour Party..