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Gavin Williamson accuses No 10 of anonymous smears
Source: The Guardian
Gavin Williamson accuses No 10 of anonymous smears
Sacked defence secretary says reports he wanted to ‘invade Africa’ were leaked to discredit him
Rowena Mason Deputy political editor
Sun 5 May 2019 16.35 BST First published on Sun 5 May 2019 16.33 BST
Gavin Williamson has accused No 10 of trying to smear him, following reports he wanted to “invade Africa” and had made derogatory comments about Theresa May’s diabetes.
In an escalation of the row between May and Williamson, who was sacked as defence secretary on Wednesday, he accused No 10 of being behind anonymous briefings and a leak of confidential information to discredit him.
Williamson was fired over allegations he leaked information from the National Security Council (NSC), which he has strongly denied, and called for a police investigation to clear his name.
He was himself the subject of a leak from the NSC on Sunday, after a document was passed to a newspaper suggesting he had wanted to send troops into at least five African countries, along with a briefing that he wanted to invade Africa.
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Sacked defence secretary says reports he wanted to ‘invade Africa’ were leaked to discredit him
Rowena Mason Deputy political editor
Sun 5 May 2019 16.35 BST First published on Sun 5 May 2019 16.33 BST
Gavin Williamson has accused No 10 of trying to smear him, following reports he wanted to “invade Africa” and had made derogatory comments about Theresa May’s diabetes.
In an escalation of the row between May and Williamson, who was sacked as defence secretary on Wednesday, he accused No 10 of being behind anonymous briefings and a leak of confidential information to discredit him.
Williamson was fired over allegations he leaked information from the National Security Council (NSC), which he has strongly denied, and called for a police investigation to clear his name.
He was himself the subject of a leak from the NSC on Sunday, after a document was passed to a newspaper suggesting he had wanted to send troops into at least five African countries, along with a briefing that he wanted to invade Africa.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/may/05/gavin-williamson-accuses-no-10-of-anonymous-smears