Sir Gavin Williamson has resigned from his role in government after several bullying allegations were made against him. He stepped down from his role as a Minister of State without portfolio after just two weeks in the role.
The allegations made against him include a series of angry and expletive-laden texts sent to former Tory chief whip Wendy Morton over his not being invited to the Queen's funeral. New claims surfaced today allege that he told a senior civil servant to "slit your throat" and "jump out of the window".
Mr Williamson strongly dejected these allegations and said: "[I] have enjoyed good working relationships with the many brilliant officials I have worked with across government. No specific allegations have ever been brought to my attention."
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A spokesperson for Rishi Sunak previously said the Prime Minister had full confidence in Mr Williamson, and that he had "an important contribution to make to government."
In his resignation letter, Mr Williamson told Mr Sunak: “As you know, there is an ongoing complaints process concerning text messages I sent to a colleague. I am complying with this process and I have apologised to the recipient for those messages.
“Since then, there have been other allegations made about my past conduct. I refute the characterisation of these claims, but I recognise these are becoming a distraction for the good work this government is doing for the British people.
“I have therefore decided to step back from government so that I can comply fully with the complaints process that is underway and clear my name of any wrongdoing."
