![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/gavin-williamson-resigns-rishi-sunak-latest-tax-cop27/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/TELEMMGLPICT000315446064_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqpVlberWd9EgFPZtcLiMQf0Rf_Wk3V23H2268P_XkPxc-1.jpeg&description=A Cabinet minister has defended Rishi Sunak's judgment over the appointment of Sir Gavin Williamson as the Prime Minister braces for a potentially bruising PMQs on the subject. Sir Gavin resigned from the Cabinet last night as he said bullying allegations made against him were "becoming a distraction" from the Government and vowed to clear his name. The resignation has piled pressure on Mr Sunak to explain why he decided to give Sir Gavin a job at his top table and to what extent he was aware of allegations before he made the appointment. Sir Keir Starmer is expected to try to capitalise on the situation when he grills Mr Sunak in the House of Commons at noon. Gillian Keegan, the Education Secretary, defended Mr Sunak's judgment this morning as she told Sky News: 'I think the whole country saw Rishi Sunak's judgement on display all over the summer when he very clearly… told everybody what they didn't want to hear but what was the right thing which was basically what we need to do to navigate these difficult times and he was giving those hard messages, people didn't want to hear them, but that I think showed his judgement.' Asked if Mr Sunak was right to give Sir Gavin a job, she said: 'Well, of course he wanted to bring in all the different talents, he wanted to bring in a mix of experience, new faces.'){kind=link}
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A Cabinet minister has defended Rishi Sunak’s judgment over the appointment of Sir Gavin Williamson as the Prime Minister braces for a potentially bruising PMQs on the subject.
Sir Gavin resigned from the Cabinet last night as he said bullying allegations made against him were “becoming a distraction” from the Government and vowed to clear his name.
The resignation has piled pressure on Mr Sunak to explain why he decided to give Sir Gavin a job at his top table and to what extent he was aware of allegations before he made the appointment.
Sir Keir Starmer is expected to try to capitalise on the situation when he grills Mr Sunak in the House of Commons at noon.