The Tory former Cabinet minister was told to apologise to Wendy Morton by Parliament’s watchdog.
Sir Gavin Williamson has apologised for bullying a former chief whip after he was not allocated tickets to the late Queen’s funeral.
Sir Gavin told MPs: “I wish to make a personal statement regarding an exchange that occurred on September 13 and 14, 2022, between myself and the then-chief whip, the Member for Aldridge Brownhills . “I accept the decision that my conduct constituted a breach of the bullying and harassment policy, and have since reflected on my behaviour. I reiterate my apology made to the complainant following the breach.
Its report said Sir Gavin sent Ms Morton text messages after he did not receive an invitation to the late Queen’s funeral, which he attributed to his having not supported then-prime minister Liz Truss in the recent leadership election. As well as Ms Morton’s complaint, which related to Sir Gavin’s time as a backbench MP, he was alleged to have bullied a former official at the Ministry of Defence by telling them to “slit your throat” and was also accused of “unethical and immoral” behaviour when he was Tory chief whip.
The IEP’s report said: “In the clearest terms, he was going to make her position difficult and frustrate her role as the newly appointed chief whip, all as revenge for his perception that she had denied him a ticket to the Queen’s funeral because he was not a prime minister Truss supporter.
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