Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May has sacked her defence minister (called Defence Secretary in the UK) for an unprecedented leak from a top secret government meeting. The official, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson, has denied being the source of the leak. The report said that Britain’s National Security Council (NSC), which is chaired by the Prime Minister, had decided the previous evening to allow Huawei to help build antennas and other “noncore” infrastructure. It is now the world’s second largest mobile phone maker, selling more phones than Apple, and coming behind only Samsung. The US says that Huawei’s close ties with the Chinese government makes it a national security risk.

Source: Indian Express May 02, 2019 16:18 UTC