The leak from the National Security Council that led to Gavin Williamson’s dramatic sacking did not amount to a criminal offence, a senior police officer has confirmed.
On Wednesday evening Theresa May took the extraordinary decision to fire Mr Williamson as defence secretary, blaming him for a leak from a meeting of the NSC regarding discussions over the Chinese tech company Huawei. The Daily Telegraph had reported that senior ministers at the meeting raised reservations about Mrs May’s imminent decision to allow Huawei some access to Britain’s new 5G system.
There have been calls from opposition parties for a police investigation into the leak, endorsed by Mr Williamson himself — who claimed this would exonerate him.
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