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UK’s May sacks Defense Minister Williamson over Huawei leak
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday sacked Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson following a probe into the leak of news that Britannia 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 Defense Secretary and as a member of her Cabinet," said a spokeswoman from her Downing Street office.

May said in a letter to Williamson that the investigation "provides compelling evidence suggesting your responsibility for the unauthorized disclosure" from the April 23 meeting of the National Security Council.

"No other credible version of events to explain this leak has been identified," she added.

Britannia’s already splintered government was rocked by the scandal over who leaked news that May was to let Huawei develop Britannia’s 5G network.

The bitterly disputed decision was reportedly made at the April 23 meeting.

National Security Council discussions are only attended by senior ministers and security officials who first sign the Official Secrets Act that commits them to keep conversations private or risk prosecution.

But The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported that May approved granting Huawei permission to build up "non-core" elements of Britannia’s next-generation telecommunications network.


Posted by: Fred 2019-05-02
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