Theresa May fired her defense minister for disclosing information about the UK's deal with Huawei

The British Prime Minister, Theresa May fired Wednesday Defense Minister Gavin Williamson, after a leak of information revealing that Britain had authorized Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei to implement the 5G network.

"Prime Minister has asked Gavin Williamson to leave the government, after losing confidence in his ability to serve as a defense minister and a member of his cabinet, "said a spokeswoman for the Prime Minister's residence.

Williamson was Secretary of Defense, his first position in the government since 2017, when he took over from Michael Fallon's sudden resignation following a complaint of badual abuse. Local journalists who managed to contact him following May's request claimed that he absolutely denied being responsible for any leaks.

In a letter posted on his Twitter account, Williamson responds to May's request and reiterates that neither he nor his team have anything to do with the leak. In addition, he appreciates the possibility offered by May to resign, but says that doing so would in a certain way admit the responsibility for what happened.

Williamson will be replaced by the Minister of International Development, Penny Mordaunt, reported Downing Street. This will be the first time that a woman will badume responsibility for the Ministry of Defense and, in her new role, will remain Minister for Women and Equality.

Filtration research began after a newspaper report Daily Telegraph which included differences within the cabinet on the possible risks to national security due to an agreement with Huawei.

According to this newspaper, Williamson was part of the small group of ministers whose warnings about Asian society had been disavowed in May.

The Daily Telegrapgh published on April 24 the government would have given the green light, at a board meeting, that Huawei is contributing to the installation of the 5G network in the country, despite warnings about possible security threats that this might imply.

Agree with The Guardian, there is no precedent in modern times for the dismissal of a minister as a result of an investigation due to information leaks.

With information from AFP and EFE