Theresa May sacks defence minister over Huawei leak

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday dramatically sacked Defence Minister Gavin Williamson after a probe into the leak of an information from a National Security Council meeting of her Cabinet that Britain had conditionally allowed China's Huawei to develop the UK 5G network.

Downing Street said May had "lost confidence in his ability to serve" following an investigation into how a plan to allow Huawei limited access to help build the UK's new 5G network was leaked out of the closed-door meeting last week.

The Prime Minister's decision has been informed by his conduct surrounding an investigation into the circumstances of the unauthorised disclosure of information from a meeting of the National Security Council, a Downing Street statement said.

The Prime Minister thanks all members of the National Security Council for their full cooperation and candour during the investigation and considers the matter closed, it adds.

Williamson, who has been the UK's Secretary of State for