"Natural justice demands that the evidence be produced so his reputation can be salvaged - or utterly destroyed!"
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Members of the Parliament of the United KingdomConservative Party (UK) politiciansDefence ministers of England, Great Britain, and the United KingdomEducation ministers of the United Kingdom
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Said by Desmond Swayne after Theresa May did not launch an inquiry into the National Security Council leak for which Williamson was sacked. Quoted in the Mirror. Gavin Williamson's infamous quote turned against him as top Tory tells him to 'shut up' (2 May 2019)
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Gavin Williamson
Gavin Alexander Williamson (born 25 June 1976) is a British Conservative politician. He was the Secretary of State for Education in the government of Boris Johnson and Secretary of State for Defence from 2017 to May 2019 in the government of Theresa May. He was dismissed on 1 May 2019 after a leak from the National Security Council; Williamson denied leaking the information. Appointed by Rishi Sunak as Minister of State without Portfolio in October 2022, he resigned in the following month over h
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