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When Boris Johnson’s cabinet met by video link on Halloween weekend, as he rushed forward plans to announce an England-wide lockdown after they emerged in the press, Gavin Williamson gave colleagues a ticking off about leaks.
The irony of Williamson’s lecture was not lost on others present. It was the education secretary who less than 18 months earlier had been sacked by Theresa May over the leak of sensitive discussions about the Chinese tech giant Huawei.
Williamson protested his innocence; but in any case, when Johnson won the leadership he wiped the slate clean.