British Prime Minister Theresa May dismissed Defense Minister Gavin Williamson after investigating a leak of information about Huawei from the National Security Council meeting, replacing Penny Mordaunt, the international development secretary, and becoming the first woman to take over. Minister of Defense of the United Kingdom.
The National Security Council is composed of senior government ministers, whose weekly meetings are chaired by the Prime Minister, with the invitation of other ministers, officials, senior figures from the armed forces and intelligence agencies when needed, through which secret information is shared between GCHQ, MI6 and MI5, .
"This is very dangerous, which is very disappointing," wrote Teresa May in a letter to Gavin Williamson. "That is why I commissioned the Secretary of the Cabinet to investigate the unprecedented leak from the National Security Council meeting last week."
The investigation provided compelling evidence that Gavin was responsible for the unauthorized disclosure, and a spokesman for the Prime Minister's Office said that Teresa Mae had asked Gavin Williamson to leave the government this evening after losing confidence in his ability to serve as defense minister and a member of the cabinet.
He added that the Prime Minister thanked all members of the National Security Council for their cooperation and full sincerity during the investigation and considered this matter to be over.
The Daily Telegraph reported in a report that Teresa Mae had agreed to allow Huawei to participate in the construction of fifth generation networks in the UK, despite warnings within the National Security Council about the possible risks of the deal.
The investigation by Secretary of the Council of Ministers Mark Sedwill began after the leaked information emerged from secret discussions about Huawei's participation.
There were calls to remove the barricade as soon as it was identified, and the probe into the probe focused on five ministers who opposed the decision to allow Huawei to sell non-essential equipment to build 5G V5 networks in the UK.
The five ministers have categorically denied their involvement; Interior Minister Sajid Javid; Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt; Gavin Williamson, Minister of Defense; Penny Mordaunt, Minister of Development; and Liam Fox, Minister of Commerce.
The dismissal comes as US intelligence officials warn that Chinese telecoms companies may use their own technology to spy on Americans.
Last year, the Pentagon stopped selling cell phones and modems produced by Huawei and ZTE in stores around military bases around the world because of potential security risks.
"These devices could pose an unacceptable risk to the ministry's staff and mission," Pentagon spokesman Dave Eastburn said, while the Pentagon reiterated that its policy of banning devices was still in place.
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