A quick guide to Gavin Williamson and why he's resigned from government
Gavin Williamson is a sometimes controversial figure, but if you're not an avid politics-watcher, you might not know why. Here's a very quick guide to the three-time minister.As a cabinet minister, he was one of the top 30 people running the country. He returned to the cabinet when Rishi Sunak took over as prime minister in October.
Sir Gavin has been in the top ranks of government twice before. But he was fired as defence secretary in May 2019 over allegations of leaking info from National Security Council meetings, and lost his job as education secretary after two years when Boris Johnson decided to shuffle the top jobs around.We called him Sir Gavin above. That's because he got a knighthood for Political Service from Boris Johnson in 2022, despite much criticism. So officially he's Sir Gavin Williamson CBE .
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