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Sunak previously said threatening and abusive texts sent by Sir Gavin Williamson to a colleague were “not acceptable or right”

Prime minister asked about minister’s future as judgment called into question over Williamson’s reappointment

Oliver Dowden says Department of Health has ‘well-oiled contingencies’ to manage impact of action

Rishi Sunak is facing claims he knew Sir Gavin Williamson was facing a complaint of bullying the day before he appointed him a cabinet minister. Cabinet Office minister Sir Gavin is facing an investigation over a series of abusive and threatening messages he is said to have sent to the…

The Prime Minister was warned that Sir Gavin Williamson was the subject of a formal complaint when he made him a minister.

The Royal College of Nursing is expected to announce later this week that its members have voted for strikes over pay.

Cabinet Office Minister Oliver Dowden said Sir Gavin Williamson sent messages moaning about not being invited to the Queen's funeral 'in the heat of the moment' and he 'regrets doing so'

But Oliver Dowden dismisses anger about expletive texts to former Tory chief whip – insisting they were sent ‘in the heat of the moment’

Cabinet Office minister Gavin Williamson accused Wendy Morton of withholding invitations to the Queen’s funeral to ‘punish’ out-of-favour MPs