Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday fired her defense secretary, Gavin Williamson, for allegedly playing a role in leaking details from a meeting about Britain’s willingness to work with Chinese telecom giant Huawei. The abrupt sacking of Britain’s top defense official — over allegations by the prime minister that Williamson had breached the secrecy protocols of the National Security Council — was stunning. For a top government minister to be canned over such a leak is almost unprecedented in Britain. In this April 8 photo, Gavin Williamson walks with Penny Mordaunt, who would replace him as defense secretary. She is Britain’s first female defense secretary.

Source: Washington Post May 01, 2019 20:11 UTC