Williamson denies the allegations despite claims of
Former Secretary of Defence Gavin Williamson has “strenuously” denied allegations that suggest he was behind a leak which led to information about the UK’s networking arrangement with Huawei to provide non-core 5G infrastructure being distributed to the press.
As a member of the National Security Council, Williamson has signed the Official Secrets Act and, if Mrs May’s allegations are found to be true, he could face jail time as well as losing his seat in government.
The leaked information pertained to the deal supposedly struck by Mrs May and Huawei last week where the Prime Minister agreed to allow the Chinese vendor partial access to the UK’s 5G network, allowing it to provide non-core infrastructure components.
Speaking to Sky News, Williamson swore on his children’s lives that he did not leak the information to The Telegraph, the newspaper which originally reported the deal. He also said “I did not leak this, and to my dying day I will keep insisting that,” to The Sun.
The information is said to have come from a top-secret National Security Council meeting held on 23 April, which comprised the Prime Minister, other senior ministers and occasionally members of the intelligence agencies and the military.
