Gavin Williamson bullying claims: How problematic for the PM?
This Is Why
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🗓️ 8 November 2022
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Two weeks on, however, the prime minister and his judgement are under fierce scrutiny after rows involving Suella Braverman’s reappointment as home secretary and bullying claims surrounding Sir Gavin Williamson, the new Cabinet Office minister.
On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson looks at what’s happened over the past fortnight with Jon Craig, our chief political correspondent, and examines the potential damage it is causing within the Tory party with Paul Goodman, the editor of website Conservative Home.
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| 0:00.0 | People tend to want you to keep the promises you make on your first day in a new job, |
| 0:05.5 | especially when that job is Prime Minister. |
| 0:07.8 | This government will have integrity, professionalism and accountability at every level. |
| 0:19.1 | Trust is earned and I will earn yours. Two weeks later and there are concerns about Rishi |
| 0:28.8 | Sunak's commitment to propriety in high office. So Ella Braverman is back in her job as |
| 0:34.2 | Home Secretary, just six days after being forced to resign. |
| 0:38.0 | She's now accused of ignoring legal advice and illegally detaining asylum seekers in atrocious |
| 0:42.9 | conditions, but she remains homesick. |
| 0:46.3 | And what of Sir Gavin Williamson, himself previously given the boot, not from one but two |
| 0:51.7 | senior cabinet posts? |
| 0:53.6 | Well, he's been accused of bullying the then-Chief Whip |
| 0:56.0 | because he didn't get invited to the Queen's funeral. |
| 0:59.0 | His latest boss put him back attending cabinet. |
| 1:03.0 | The Prime Minister says he has full confidence in Sir Gavin, |
| 1:06.0 | so presumably did the last two, right up until they sacked him. |
| 1:10.0 | Things are always a bit fibrile when you take the keys to number 10, |
| 1:13.6 | especially when you're the fourth person to do so in less than three years. |
| 1:18.6 | So just how damaging is this for Rishi Sunak and the Conservatives? |
| 1:23.6 | Are those in the party keeping quiet, but feeling uneasy? |
| 1:31.1 | Integrity, professionalism and accountability. |
| 1:34.2 | Easy to say, not so easy to live up to. |
| 1:37.4 | I'm Neil Patterson, and this is the Sky News Daily. |
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