about his behaviour. here s our political correspondentjonathan blake. returning to government just a fortnight ago, sir gavin williamson was a controversial choice. and after days of accusations about his conduct came to a head, he resigned from his ministerial role last night. in a letter to the prime minister, he wrote. on day one in number 10, rishi sunak pledged to maintain the highest of standards. this government will have integrity, professionalism and accountability at every level. so his appointment of sir gavin williamson, previously sacked from two cabinet jobs, when he knew there
on day one in number 10, rishi sunak pledged to maintain the highest of standards. this government will have integrity, professionalism and accountability at every level. so his appointment of sir gavin williamson, previously sacked from two cabinet jobs, when he knew there was a complaint against him, had looked increasingly risky. allegations of bullying by sir gavin have mounted since the weekend. that he sent expletive laden text messages last month to the than chief whip. that he made bullying comments to a civil servant. and his former deputy chief whip last night accused him of unethical, unacceptable, threatening behaviour. yesterday, ministers weren t exactly rushing to his defence. as you know, there is a process going on. and last night, rishi sunak said it was with great
on day one in number 10, rishi sunak pledged to maintain the highest of standards. this government will have integrity, professionalism and accountability at every level. so his appointment of sir gavin williamson, previously sacked from two cabinet jobs, when he knew there was a complaint against him, had looked increasingly risky. allegations of bullying by sir gavin have mounted since the weekend. that he sent expletive laden text messages last month to the than chief whip. that he made bullying comments to a civil servant. and his former deputy chief whip last night accused him of unethical, unacceptable, threatening behaviour. yesterday, ministers weren t exactly
although rishi sunak, who finished behind liz truss and the race to replace boris johnson has not formally declared his candidacy. it s a case of when, not if, he is widely expected to and he is at the moment by far and away among mps the front runner. borisjohnson is the other big name in the frame. he resigned as prime ministerjust a few months ago and is now being talked up by his supporters to make a possible comeback. we can report the night that he has boarded a flight back to london from the dominican republic on holiday with his family, due back in london tomorrow morning and we are told by his supporters that he is up for it, whether he will end up standing and entering the contest we wait to find out. and then penny mordaunt, leader of the house of commons, held a couple of other cabinet jobs as well, but she is the only once you have publicly declared her candidacy, tweeting earlier on the day
told by his supporters that he is up for it. whether he will end up standing and entering the contest, we wait to find out. and then, there is penny mordaunt, the leader of the house of commons. she has held other cabinet jobs as well. but she is the only one to publicly declare her candidacy, tweeting earlier on today that she wanted to unite the party and deliver on their pledges to the electorate and win the next general election. an iranian climber who apologised for competing abroad without a headscarf was forced to make the apology, a source has told bbc persian. elnaz rekabi broke iran s strict dress code at the contest in south korea, but later said her headscarf had fallen off inadvertently . but according to the bbc s source, authorities had threatened to take her family s property if she did not make that statement. rana rahimpour, from bbc persian, gave me more details. a source has told us that elnaz rekabi was threatened,