Tory MP forced to quit as cabinet minister after sending ‘offensive and intimidating’ texts following failure to secure tickets to the queen’s funeral
Mr Williamson has accepted the IEP’s ruling that he should make a personal statement in the House of Commons and undergo “appropriate behaviour training” to increase his awareness of the impact of bullying on others, the panel said.
Mr Williamson, who had already been twice sacked from the cabinet, bowed to pressure to resign as minister without portfolio last November after a number of allegations piled up against him. The IEP’s report said: “In the clearest terms, he was going to make her position difficult and frustrate her role as the newly appointed chief whip, all as revenge for his perception that she had denied him a ticket to the queen’s funeral because he was not a prime minister Truss supporter.
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