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I'm Sebastian Payne.

This week we'll be discussing the dramatic sacking of Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson,

the first cabinet has to be booted out for leaking in living memory.

Plus James Blitz will be discussing the local election results and what it tells us about

the state of the political nation.

I'm delighted to be joined by our Political Editor George

Parker, Defence and Security editor David Bond, columnist Robert Shrimsney,

Deputy Opinion Ed to Miranda Green, and Political Correspondent Laura Hughes.

And we apologize in advance for a slightly Green and political correspondent Laura Hughes.

And we apologize in advance for a slightly crackly podcast this week.

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review and we'll be very grateful. On Wednesday evening an email dropped into the

inbox of Westminster's journalist it was a curt letter from Theresa May to Gavin Williamson

announcing that he has been summarily sacked from the cabinet following an

inquiry into the unprecedented leak from the National Security Council.

The Prime Minister had lost trust and faith in the Defence Secretary,

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