Analysis: Ex-fireplace salesman Williamson feeling the heat over bullying allegations
Now he's truly - and deservedly, MPs believe - feeling the heat.In their exchange of texts, Ms Morton told him the government had a limited number of tickets, most of which were reserved for the cabinet and senior parliamentarians such as the father of the house, Sir Peter Bottomley.
Now the PM is being accused of reviving the career of a political crony as a reward for playing a key role in his leadership bid, despite being warned by the Tory chairman that Sir Gavin had been accused of serious bullying allegations. Mr Sunak's pledge in Downing Street on the day he became prime minister to lead a government of integrity - widely welcomed by Tory MPs at the time - suddenly looks pretty hollow now.Controversially knighted by Boris Johnson back in March, Sir Gavin had a pretty dreadful record as a cabinet minister and has the unenviable record of being sacked twice.
The first time followed allegations that he leaked security secrets when he was defence secretary, the second after a torrid stint as education secretary in which he presided over school exam chaos during the COVID pandemic. Previously, when he was government chief whip, Sir Gavin was notorious for keeping a pet tarantula called Cronus - a villainous figure in Greek mythology - in his office. Now he's the one who's been bitten.
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