Oliver Dowden: Williamson’s messages ‘were not acceptable’
Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden joined Laura Kuenssberg this morning, and was asked to account for a series of irate and expletive-laden messages sent by the Conservative MP Gavin Williamson to the previous Chief Whip Wendy Morton. Williamson, who has since been reappointed to Rishi Sunak’s cabinet, had accused Morton of punishing MPs by not inviting them to Queen Elizabeth’s funeral, and declared his unwillingness to follow the government’s lead. Kuenssberg asked if Sunak had shown good judgement of character in welcoming Williamson back to Whitehall:
Cop 26 ‘made important steps forward’
With the environmental conference Cop27 beginning today in Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt, Kuenssberg also inquired as to whether the previous Cop 26 had been a success:
‘We’re committed to honouring our 2019 manifesto’
The government’s Autumn Statement will be taking place on 17 November.
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