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Theresa May fires defense secretary over Huawei leak

British Defense Minister Gavin Williamson who was fired over a leak of discussions in the National Security Council about Chinese telecoms company Huawei.

British Prime Minister Theresa May fired her defense minister on Wednesday over a leak of discussions in the National Security Council about Chinese telecoms company Huawei, the latest of her allies to be ousted from government.

The sudden dismissal of Gavin Williamson, who “strenuously” denied involvement in the leak, was another blow for May, whose own premiership hangs by a thread after her failure so far to usher Britain smoothly out of the European Union.

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