LONDON: British PM Rishi Sunak was under pressure from the opposition on Wednesday as he expressed regret on appointing one of his close allies and embattled ministers who was forced to resign pending an investigation into allegations of bullying against him.
Sir Gavin Williamson is accused of abusive behaviour towards fellow Conservative Party colleagues and civil servants and denies any wr ongdoing. However, after days of rows over what Sunak knew about the allegations before appointing him as a minister without portfolio to his Cabinet, Williamson stepped down on Tuesday night. The opposition has branded the episode as a sign of “poor judgement and leadership” by Sunak and Labour Party chief Keir Starmer used the weekly PM’s Questions to pressure Sunak.
“I obviously regret it… for the record, I didn’t know about any of the specific concerns,” Sunak said, when asked if he regrets appointing Williamson. “The message I want to send is that integrity in public life matters,” he said, adding that it was right that the minister had resigned while he was being probed. In his resignation letter, Williamson said he refutes the “characterisation” of the claims about his “past conduct” but felt they became a “distraction from the good work the government is doing”.
Sir Gavin Williamson is accused of abusive behaviour towards fellow Conservative Party colleagues and civil servants and denies any wr ongdoing. However, after days of rows over what Sunak knew about the allegations before appointing him as a minister without portfolio to his Cabinet, Williamson stepped down on Tuesday night. The opposition has branded the episode as a sign of “poor judgement and leadership” by Sunak and Labour Party chief Keir Starmer used the weekly PM’s Questions to pressure Sunak.
“I obviously regret it… for the record, I didn’t know about any of the specific concerns,” Sunak said, when asked if he regrets appointing Williamson. “The message I want to send is that integrity in public life matters,” he said, adding that it was right that the minister had resigned while he was being probed. In his resignation letter, Williamson said he refutes the “characterisation” of the claims about his “past conduct” but felt they became a “distraction from the good work the government is doing”.
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