Gavin Williamson’s Labour-backing family and his pet tarantula

Despite being a vocal Remainer during the 2016 Brexit referendum campaign, he even earned the rest of his rivals in the Leave camp, including Bill Cash. He said: “Time spent in Gavin’s company is always interesting and entertaining. We’ve had our share of frank conversations but it’s always done on the basis of equals.”Growing up, Sir Gavin was likely immersed in politics, particularly given that his parents both backed Labour in his native Scarborough. Unearthed accounts show that his father Ray was a local government worker, while his mother Beverly worked in a job centre.More recently, Cronus’ presence in the corridors of Westminster has been used to condemn Sir Gavin’s behaviour, including by some commentators such as Sky News’ Kay Burley. In an interview with Mel Stride, the Work and Pensions Secretary, she said Sir Gavin “doesn’t seem a particularly pleasant bloke or boss”.However, Mr Stride noted how there was “always this great aura” around the politician adding: “Do you remember Cronus, the spider, the tarantula etc? The reality with Cronus is he was much touted but he never actually was released to bite anybody.”So that was how I always saw Gavin – as somebody who had this sort of aura or mystique around him, but the reality was he just generally got on with his job.”DON’T MISS:BBC reports Tory whips planned to ‘stamp to death’ Williamson’s spider [ANALYSIS]Gavin Williamson texts ‘raise very serious questions’ about Tory Party [LATEST]Angela Rayner says there’s ‘no place for bullies’ at Westminster [INSIGHT]