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NewsYahoo News UKPM didn't see Gavin Williamson's abusive texts before appointing him, minister says
Calls are being made for an independent investigation into threatening messages sent by Gavin Williamson to the then-Tory chief whip.
NewsYahoo News UKGavin Williamson handed knighthood by Boris Johnson
Williamson was sacked as a minister by two successive prime ministers, Boris Johnson and Theresa May.
NewsYahoo News UKCabinet Reshuffle: Dominic Raab axed as Foreign Secretary and Gavin Williamson sacked by PM
The PM has confirmed a shake-up of his top team, including some high-profile sackings and a promotion for Liz Truss.
NewsYahoo News UKGavin Williamson admits mixing up Marcus Rashford and Black rugby star Maro Itoje
'Accent could have been a giveaway,' Rashford tweeted.
NewsYahoo News UK'One of the worst in years': Gavin Williamson stumbles through disastrous back-to-back interviews
As pupils begin returning to school, parents who were tuned in to Thursday morning's breakfast shows may have been hoping for words of clarity from the education secretary...
NewsYahoo News UKAwkward moment Gavin Williamson repeatedly refuses to reveal his A-level results in live interview
The education secretary was reluctant to give out his own A-level results as UK students await theirs.
NewsYahoo News UKGavin Williamson blaming 'lack of discipline at home' on pupils' behaviour branded 'offensive nonsense'
Labour MPs have attacked Gavin Williamson over 'offensive nonsense' after the education secretary said a lack of 'discipline and order' at home during lockdown has 'inevitably' affected some pupils’ behaviour.
NewsYahoo News UKStudents might have to self-isolate before going home for Christmas, government says
It comes after ministers faced pressure to guarantee students will not be confined to their university homes during the festive period.
NewsYahoo News UKGavin Williamson 'ignored advice' and cancelled A-levels and GCSEs
Gavin Williamson was told not to cancel A-level and GCSE exams but ignored the advice, the chair of beleaguered exam regulator Ofqual has said.
NewsYahoo News UKGavin Williamson says sorry for A-level 'fiasco' as calls grow for minister's resignation
The government's exam results U-turn means grades will be based on teachers' estimates.
NewsYahoo News UKA-level results to be based on predicted grades after major government U-turn
A-level and GCSE results in England will now be awarded to students based on teachers’ predicted grades after a major government U-turn.
NewsYahoo News UKTeaching unions attack 'ignorant' Williamson over mock exam results U-turn
Teaching unions have attacked 'ignorant' Gavin Williamson after he announced last-minute changes to the way A-level and GCSE results will be dealt with.
PoliticsYahoo News UKTheresa May accused of calling sacked defence secretary Gavin Williamson ‘her b***h”
Gavin Williamson was sacked by the prime minister for allegedly leaking information about the UK's new mobile network.
PoliticsYahoo News UKGavin Williamson will not face police investigation over Huawei leak, Government confirms
Labour is leading calls for detectives to investigate if a breach of the Official Secrets Act was committed.
PoliticsYahoo News UKDefence Secretary Gavin Williamson sacked for leaking Government secrets about Huawei deal
“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 Defence Secretary and as a member of her Cabinet."
PoliticsYahoo News UKIsis fighters in Afghanistan have ‘direct links’ to UK terror cells, warns defence secretary
Terrorists in Afghanistan have made UK links and pose a “real threat” to Britain, raising concerns over possible “Manchester-style attacks”, the defence secretary has warned. Intelligence agencies are said to have detected evidence of militants making links from the war-ravaged country to Britain and its European neighbours. Some Isis fighters are suspected of travelling to Afghanistan after the group’s collapse in Syria and Iraq to continue in their efforts to attack the West.
NewsYahoo News UKDefence Secretary Gavin Williamson tells Russia to 'shut up and go away'
The stark remarks came as the diplomatic fall-out continued on Thursday following Russia's alleged involvement in the Salisbury spy poisoning scandal.
NewsYahoo News UKPoliceman seriously ill after assisting poisoned ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal named as Sergeant Nick Bailey.
The diplomatic way forward could involve expelling the Russian ambassador to Britain.
NewsYahoo News UKHome Secretary insists Isis 'Beatles' could be brought back to the UK to face trial
Opinion is currently divided on where and how Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh should be tried.
NewsYahoo News UKDefence Secretary says he does NOT want ISIS ‘Beatles’ back in the UK to stand trial
Gavin Williamson has resisted suggestions that Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh should return to the UK.
NewsYahoo News UKBrit fighters who joined Isis ‘should never be allowed back in the UK’, Defence Secretary declares
Gavin Williamson said those who were intent on bringing "destruction, death and bloodshed" onto the streets of Britain were being "hunted down".
NewsYahoo News UKNew Defence Secretary wants to use drones to target and kill all British Isis fighters
Gavin Williamson has started his new job as Defence Secretary with a tough stance on British traitors who travel to Syria to fight for Isis.
NewsYahoo News UKGavin Williamson appointed Defence Secretary after Michael Fallon's resignation
Gavin Williamson has been appointed Defence Secretary by Theresa May.
NewsYahoo News UKThe real reason Theresa May didn’t sign DUP deal?
The Conservatives signed a historic deal with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) on Monday – but Theresa May’s signature was notably absent from it. Despite securing her in power for the foreseeable future, the Prime Minister merely watched in the background while the Government chief whip Gavin Williamson signed the document along with his DUP counterpart, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson. Amid confusion as to why it wasn’t Mrs May who signed the confidence and supply agreement – which was needed after the Tories failed to secure a majority in June’s snap election – there is thought to be a very good reason why the Prime Minister’s signature is missing.
NewsAndy WellsThe May Team: Who’s Who In The Prime Minister’s New Cabinet?
Theresa May has wasted no time in appointing her new Cabinet since becoming Prime Minister yesterday evening. In one brutal and quick announcement, George Osborne was sacked and former foreign secretary Philip Hammond was in as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
