Ex-cabinet minister Gavin Williamson instructed to apologise to MPs for bullying former chief whip

Former cupboard minister Sir Gavin Williamson ought to apologise to MPs for bullying former chief whip Wendy Morton after he was not allotted tickets to the late Queen’s funeral, the Independent Expert Panel has mentioned.

The Independent Expert Panel (IEP) mentioned Sir Gavin ought to express regret by the use of a private assertion to the House and endure coaching to keep away from a repetition of comparable behaviour and improve his consciousness of the influence of bullying on others.

The IEP mentioned it had “considered carefully” whether or not he ought to face suspension from the Commons however had as an alternative determined a “full and unreserved apology”, together with behaviour coaching, was required.

The IEP’s report mentioned Sir Gavin despatched Ms Morton textual content messages after he didn’t obtain an invite to the funeral, which he attributed to his having not supported the then-prime minister Liz Truss within the current management election.

The trade concluded with him saying: “Well lets see how many more times you f*** us all over. There is a price for everything.”

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