RISHI SUNAK was today battling to prevent the storm over Sir Gavin Williamson’s resignation inflicting deeper damage on his Government.
Hours after Sir Gavin was forced to quit as a Cabinet Office minister over allegations of bullying, Mr Sunak was facing demands to provide a full account of why he had reappointed him as a minister.
As calls grew for Sir Gavin to lose the Tory whip, opposition MPs claimed the row reflected badly on the Prime Minister’s “integrity and judgment”.
He is also under pressure over his decision to reappoint Suella Braverman as Home Secretary six days after she was sacked for breaching the ministerial code.
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan insisted today that the minister had done “the right thing” by resign
ing and defended Mr Sunak’s decision to bring back Sir Gavin, who had been sacked from government twice before. “Gavin’s acted quickly, he’s removed the distraction,” she said. “I would expect after today that it won’t be discussed any further.”
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