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The now former Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson was sacked by Prime Minister Theresa May after she wrote in a letter that she believes he is responsible for the Huawei leak - accusations he has denied. May had come under fire after a leak from a private security meeting revealed she had approved the use of the Chinese manufacturer’s hardware for non-core elements of the UK’s 5G infrastructure.
Barcelona striker was firing on all cylinders, while the former defence secretary was just getting fired.
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The inside story of how one of Theresa May's most trusted allies fell from grace.
PM said she hopes ‘a deal can be done’.
Theresa May gives marching orders after leak of confidential National Security Council meeting.
After a brief respite from Brexit chaos over the Easter recess, the UK is back to trying to get out of arguably the most drawn-out political divorce of all time. PM Theresa May still has a deadlocked government after surviving multiple challenges to her leadership. Lacking enough support from her own party, May is continuing talks with the Labour party, hoping to get more support for her deal. As the UK is still a part of the EU, European Parliamentary Elections will take place between 23-26 May, with new parties forming to take their own chance at the 73 seats the UK holds. With the three-year-anniversary of the referendum coming up in June, the UK public is not any nearer to knowing how this one ends.
Tory MP blasts PM for damaging alliance with US.
Cross-party Brexit talks are due to conclude next week.
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