Secretary of State for Defence Gavin Williamson asked to step down from his Cabinet role. NurPhoto via Getty ImagesPrime Minister Theresa May has sacked Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson over a leak that revealed Chinese telecoms giant Huawei had been approved build parts of the U.K.'s 5G network. The Prime Minister's Office said in statement that Williamson had been asked to leave the cabinet following an investigation into the "unauthorised disclosure of information" from the U.K.'s National Security Council. Williamson is the first cabinet minister in living memory to be sacked for leaking. Williamson had come under scrutiny during the leak investigation as one of five ministers to vote against the decision to approve Huawei at the U.K.'s top security council.

Source: Forbes May 01, 2019 17:18 UTC