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Gavin Williamson

Conservative deputy chairman Lee Anderson has revealed he will be paid £100,000 a year for hosting a show on GB News.

Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson to earn £100,000 for presenting GB News show

Over 100,000 messages from Matt Hancock and government ministers have been leaked by journalist Isabel Oakeshott
Over 100,000 messages from Matt Hancock and government ministers have been leaked by journalist Isabel Oakeshott

Who is Isabel Oakeshott? Key revelations from leak of Hancock WhatsApps

Born in Scarborough, Sir Gavin Williamson is an MP who has served in the cabinet of Prime Ministers Rishi Sunak and Theresa May. He is widely known mishandling the GCSE and A-Level exams fiasco in 2020 as Education Secretary. He attended East Ayton Primary, Raincliffe School, and Scarborough Sixth Form College.
Born in Scarborough, Sir Gavin Williamson is an MP who has served in the cabinet of Prime Ministers Rishi Sunak and Theresa May. He is widely known mishandling the GCSE and A-Level exams fiasco in 2020 as Education Secretary. He attended East Ayton Primary, Raincliffe School, and Scarborough Sixth Form College.

Gavin Williamson said teachers ‘just hate work’ during Covid pandemic

Isabel Oakeshott says Matt Hancock sent her a 'menacing message'
Isabel Oakeshott says Matt Hancock sent her a 'menacing message'

Isabel Oakeshott says Matt Hancock sent her a 'menacing message'

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak holds a "huddle" press conference with political journalists on board a Government plane as he heads to Bali, in Indonesia to attend the G20 summit. Picture date: Sunday November 13, 2022.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak holds a "huddle" press conference with political journalists on board a Government plane as he heads to Bali, in Indonesia to attend the G20 summit. Picture date: Sunday November 13, 2022.

Rishi Sunak stands by Dominic Raab after deputy PM accused of bullying

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak departs 10 Downing Street to attend Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak departs 10 Downing Street to attend Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

PMQs sketch: Rishi Sunak forgot to get details of Gavin Williamson allegations

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaking during the weekly session of Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons in London. Picture: AFP via Getty Images
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaking during the weekly session of Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons in London. Picture: AFP via Getty Images

PMQs: Sunak says he 'obviously' regrets appointing Williamson to Cabinet

Sir Gavin Williamson (centre) arriving for the Conservative Party annual conference at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham last month
Sir Gavin Williamson (centre) arriving for the Conservative Party annual conference at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham last month

Gavin Williamson resigns from Government after bullying claims

There is a “lack of proper standards” and “a lack of ethics” in Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Government highlighted by the appointments of Sir Gavin Williamson and Suella Braverman, shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has said.
There is a “lack of proper standards” and “a lack of ethics” in Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Government highlighted by the appointments of Sir Gavin Williamson and Suella Braverman, shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has said.

Opposition hit out at "lack of proper standards” in Rishi Sunak’s Government

Matt Hancock MP is abandoning his constituents in West Sussex to take part in reality TV show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (Picture: Hollie Adams/Getty Images)
Matt Hancock MP is abandoning his constituents in West Sussex to take part in reality TV show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (Picture: Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Tory party meltdown will only get worse until the next general election

Douglas Ross said he would sack someone who used the same language as Gavin Williamson.
Douglas Ross said he would sack someone who used the same language as Gavin Williamson.

Douglas Ross says Gavin Williamson messages unacceptable and he'd sack him

Rishi Sunak is under fire for bringing Sir Gavin Williamson back into the Government despite being warned that he was under investigation for allegedly bullying a female colleague.
Rishi Sunak is under fire for bringing Sir Gavin Williamson back into the Government despite being warned that he was under investigation for allegedly bullying a female colleague.

Analysis: Williamson appointment shows loyalty still comes before suitability

Sir Gavin Williamson getting a knighthood sparked a furious backlash.
Sir Gavin Williamson getting a knighthood sparked a furious backlash.

Twice sacked Sir Gavin Williamson deserves knighthood, says Education Secretary

Gavin Williamson has branded the move to take down the Queen's portrait as absurd (WPA Pool/Getty)
Gavin Williamson has branded the move to take down the Queen's portrait as absurd (WPA Pool/Getty)

Oxford students vote to remove Queen’s portrait as she is ‘colonial symbol’

The UK’s Covid-19 alert level has been lowered as the country’s top medics said the threat of the NHS being overwhelmed has receded.
The UK’s Covid-19 alert level has been lowered as the country’s top medics said the threat of the NHS being overwhelmed has receded.

Scotland’s Covid alert level lowered

Nicola Sturegon has said people need to keep an open mind to the possibility of vaccine passports (Photo: Shutterstock)
Nicola Sturegon has said people need to keep an open mind to the possibility of vaccine passports (Photo: Shutterstock)

Could Vaccine passports be introduced in Scotland?

Secondary schools in England will be asked to consider opening during the summer period for face-to-face teaching (Photo: Getty Images)
Secondary schools in England will be asked to consider opening during the summer period for face-to-face teaching (Photo: Getty Images)

Secondary schools in England asked to deliver summer teaching as part of catch u...

A 'free speech champion' could be appointed at universities - but what does it mean? (Photo: Shutterstock)
A 'free speech champion' could be appointed at universities - but what does it mean? (Photo: Shutterstock)

A 'free speech champion' could be appointed at universities - but what does it m...

Matt Hancock will lead a coronavirus briefing today - here's when

Deputy First Minister John Swinney
Deputy First Minister John Swinney

Parents could get less than two weeks notice for schools return

Children can access books online for free during school closures - here's how

Teachers are ‘top priority’ in phase two for Covid jab - as expert advises staff...

Marcus Rashford, Emma Thompson and Jamie Oliver want a review of Free School Mea...

The UCAS application deadline has been extended by 2 weeks - what students need ...

Boris Johnson will address Parliament this morning - here’s what he might say

Picture: John Devlin.
Picture: John Devlin.

Reopening schools on January 18 is 'recipe for disaster', warns union

'We must take firm action now' - what Boris Johnson said in his latest coronavir...

Here’s when Boris Johnson is speaking today - and how to watch live

Schools are set to open as planned after Christmas despite reports of a plan to delay the return of pupils in England
Schools are set to open as planned after Christmas despite reports of a plan to delay the return of pupils in England

Scottish school holidays to stay same despite England delaying return

The Leader of Greenwich Council has been forced to reopen schools in the borough after Education Secretary Gavin Williamson threatened legal action.
The Leader of Greenwich Council has been forced to reopen schools in the borough after Education Secretary Gavin Williamson threatened legal action.

DfE forces schools to reopen despite ‘exponential growth’ in Covid-19 cases

Gavin Williamson has claimed the UK is “much better than France, Belgium and the US” after the vaccine was approved.
Gavin Williamson has claimed the UK is “much better than France, Belgium and the US” after the vaccine was approved.

Gavin Williamson says UK is 'much better than France, Belgium and US’

Prime Minister Boris Johnso Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Prime Minister Boris Johnso Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Analysis: Furlough confusion and UK Government U-turns

Choice: The UK faces a stark choice between investing in training or preparing for long-term unemployment
Choice: The UK faces a stark choice between investing in training or preparing for long-term unemployment

Business leaders warn of training spending shortfall

A-Level exams will likely be delayed in 2021 - here’s the proposed timeline (photo: Shutterstock)
A-Level exams will likely be delayed in 2021 - here’s the proposed timeline (photo: Shutterstock)

A-Level exams will likely be delayed in 2021 - here’s the proposed timeline

Douglas Ross has appointed Russell Findlay to the director of communications position at the Scottish Conservatives
Douglas Ross has appointed Russell Findlay to the director of communications position at the Scottish Conservatives

STV and Sunday Mail journalist appointed top spin doctor at Scottish Tories

With children being sent home from school due to cases of Coronavirus, what should parents do if their children are sent home because somebody else has tested positive? (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)
With children being sent home from school due to cases of Coronavirus, what should parents do if their children are sent home because somebody else has tested positive? (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Here’s what parents should do if their child is sent home from school due to cor...

Dominic Cummings, senior aide to Boris Johnson, resisted calls to resign over a controversial lockdown trip from London to County Durham (Picture: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)
Dominic Cummings, senior aide to Boris Johnson, resisted calls to resign over a controversial lockdown trip from London to County Durham (Picture: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)

In Boris' 'Land of Hope and Glory', a bonfire of integrity burns –Joyce McMillan

Schools can reopen to pupils in Scotland from 11 August
Schools can reopen to pupils in Scotland from 11 August

Could Covid-19 spread in schools? What scientists say about transmission risks

Boris Johnson has pledged a "massive" summer school catch up operation (Getty Images)
Boris Johnson has pledged a "massive" summer school catch up operation (Getty Images)

Boris Johnson says pupils will have to catch up with summer school - but social ...

Boris Johnson is set to face off against Sir Keir Starmer this afternoon in another round of Prime Minister’s Questions.
Boris Johnson is set to face off against Sir Keir Starmer this afternoon in another round of Prime Minister’s Questions.

This is when you can watch PMQs today

UK government to limit the amount of English students that can attend Universities in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
UK government to limit the amount of English students that can attend Universities in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

UK government to limit English students attending Universities in Scotland

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Humza Yousaf speaks after being elected as new SNP party leader
Humza Yousaf speaks after being elected as new SNP party leader

Humza Yousaf faces ‘full in-tray’ as half of Scots think country on wrong path

Humza Yousaf pictured after being elected as the new SNP party leader (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
Humza Yousaf pictured after being elected as the new SNP party leader (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Why unionists should not celebrate Yousaf's election as SNP leader

Hoy in the Orkney Isles. A petition has been launched on the island against plans by RSPB Scotland to cut its ranger position from a full-time to part-time position. PIC: Peter Stenzel/Flickr/CC.
Hoy in the Orkney Isles. A petition has been launched on the island against plans by RSPB Scotland to cut its ranger position from a full-time to part-time position. PIC: Peter Stenzel/Flickr/CC.

Island sorely ruffled by RSPB Scotland plans to cut warden's job