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on day one in number 10, rishi sunak pledged to maintain the highest of standards. this government will have integrity, professionalism and accountability at every level. so his appointment of sir gavin williamson, previously sacked from two cabinet jobs, when he knew there was a complaint against him, had looked increasingly risky. allegations of bullying by sir gavin have mounted since the weekend. that he sent expletive—laden text messages last month to the than chief whip. that he made bullying comments to a civil servant. and his former deputy chief whip last night accused him of unethical, unacceptable, threatening behaviour. yesterday, ministers weren't exactly rushing to his defence. as you know, there is a process going on. and last night, rishi sunak said it was with great
was a complaint against him, had looked increasingly risky. allegations of bullying by sir gavin have mounted since the weekend. that he sent expletive—laden text messages last month to the than chief whip. that he made bullying comments to a civil servant. and his former deputy chief whip last night accused him of unethical, unacceptable, threatening behaviour. yesterday, ministers weren't exactly rushing to his defence. as you know, there is a process going on. and last night, rishi sunak said it was with great sadness that he accepted sir gavin's resignation. but opposition parties say the prime minister's judgment is in question. we're only two weeks into his premiership. this was his cabinet that he appointed. many of these appointments were done in grubby
last night accused him of unethical, unacceptable, threatening behaviour. yesterday, ministers weren't exactly rushing to his defence. as you know, there is a process going on. and last night, rishi sunak said it was with great sadness that he accepted sir gavin's resignation. but opposition parties say the prime minister's judgment is in question. we're only two weeks into his premiership. this was his cabinet that he appointed. many of these appointments were done in grubby backroom deals to get him into downing street in the first place. and this really does go to the heart of his judgment. and a sense from some conservative mps he will not be hugely missed. sir gavin said he would not take the severance pay ministers were entitled to, tweeting last night that it was taxpayers' money and should go instead towards the government's priorities.
rushing to his defence. as you know, there is a process going on. and last night, rishi sunak said it was with great sadness that he accepted sir gavin's resignation. but opposition parties say the prime minister's for opposition parties say the prime minister's judgment is in question. we're only two weeks into his premiership. this was his cabinet that he appointed. many of these appointments were done in grubby backroom deals to get him into downing street in the first place. and this really does go to the heart of his judgment. and a sense from some conservative mps he will not be hugely missed. sir gavin said he would not take the severance pay ministers were entitled to, tweeting last night that it was taxpayers' money and should go instead towards the government's priorities. rishi sunak has lost a close political ally two weeks into his premiership. and left a notoriously ruthless operator watching on from
top story, and new allegations of bullying made against the british government minister, sir gavin williamson. the guardian says a civil servant at the department of defence was told to slit their throat and jump out of a window when he was the secretary of state there. sir gavin already faces two other investigations over text messages he sent to the former chief whip, wendy morton. sir gavin says he strongly rejects bullying allegations and no specific claims have been brought to his attention. business secretary grant shapps was asked for his view on his way into this morning�*s cabinet meeting. as i say, i don�*t know the details, i will wait for them to investigate it. reporter: are you concerned about those details? _ the allegations? as you know, there is a process going on, i leave it to them. earlier i spoke to the bob kerslake. he�*s a cross—bench member of the house of lords, a former head of the civil service and advisor to the labour party. i asked him whether the prime minister needs to appoint an ethics advisor. he needs to do it as a matter of urgency.
business secretary grant shapps was asked for his view on his way into this morning's cabinet meeting. asi as i say, i do not know the details of that, i will wait for them to investigate it.— of that, i will wait for them to investigate it. are you concerned about this? _ investigate it. are you concerned about this? the _ investigate it. are you concerned about this? the allegations? - investigate it. are you concerned about this? the allegations? as| investigate it. are you concerned i about this? the allegations? as you know, about this? the allegations? as you know. there — about this? the allegations? as you know. there is _ about this? the allegations? as you know, there is a _ about this? the allegations? as you know, there is a process _ about this? the allegations? as you know, there is a process going - about this? the allegations? as you know, there is a process going on. i know, there is a process going on. that was grant shapps keeping it brief. 0ur political correspondent matt cole gave us this update. it's not just it's notjust the latest it's not just the latest allegations that emerge from these reports that sir gavin said to a civil servant they should slit your throat and another to jump from a window whilst sir gavin completely rejects the claims of bullying that are targeted around these claims, it does not actually reject having used that form of word but it is notjust that claim, there are claims as well that came out over the weekend that
unethically and in a threatening manner. as they arrive for their cabinet meeting this morning, ministers said the complaints process should run its course. there is a process going — process should run its course. there is a process going on, _ process should run its course. there is a process going on, as _ process should run its course. there is a process going on, as you - process should run its course. there is a process going on, as you know. | is a process going on, as you know. the claims snowballed throughout the day and that was short—circuited, and in his reply rishi sunak tonight said... the opposition party says rishi sunak�*sjudgment has the opposition party says rishi sunak�*s judgment has been the opposition party says rishi sunak�*sjudgment has been poor. it sunak'sjudgment has been poor. it is right he resigned but this is another example of rishi sunak�*s weak leadership and poorjudgment. weak leadership and poor judgment. he weak leadership and poorjudgment. he appointed gavin williamson despite knowing the serious allegations about his conduct and yet he repeatedly expressed full confidence in him.— yet he repeatedly expressed full confidence in him. gavin williamson was brought — confidence in him. gavin williamson was brought into _ confidence in him. gavin williamson was brought into government - confidence in him. gavin williamson was brought into government first l confidence in him. gavin williamson| was brought into government first by david cameron but he was sacked as theresa may's defence sector e—a lakes and seek to gain as the education secretary under boris
unfortunately, the mccormick legal team is following the democrat playbook. >> he is coming up to the line. this coming week is going to be a test. what they are talking about, there was an unrelated court ruling announced friday about a previous election saying that undated absentee ballots should be counted. the mccormick campaign is seizing on that. they were hoping going into next week to be just a few hundred votes behind. they are more than 1,000 behind. it's going to be a challenge. it's going to be fascinating to watch the oz campaign to see if they follow the trump playbook, declare victory. the challenge is, they need some of the ac absentee ballots. it's hard to delegitimize a process going on. how long is the oz campaign going to play it on the up and up, or when are they going to
>> but in fairness, there's been a lot of process going on. you know, everybody is interested in what happened today and what did this one say and what did that one say. in the end -- and, yes, we have a slim majority in the house. on some level, that he wants a really good thing. because you know what that means? everyone's voice is heard. people don't get run over. three people could stop the bill. so they have to be listened to. . >> it is not that no one gets run over. it is that everyone gets run over. but, look, this appears to be a big tay. you believe there is going to be the votes to pass this today. >> right. let me tell you, we're on the cusp of doing something amazing and transformative for america with these bills. we have the bipartisan infrastructure bill which does so much. $66 billion for increasing rail travel in this country.
nobody cares! no one! if you are at the police, you support and if cops arrested there is a process going on. it doesn't matter. i see the name scrolling now. they will go crazy. yet, you are scrolling and you look a bit names, swift, hampton, these are real people, folks. sean is not making these names up. he did not pull these out of a phone book, hey, let's put that segment on the show to get people rolled up in the eyeball. that is a person. that is a real person who is dead. why doesn't matter? these are real people with families. they don't matter? why not? why don't they matter? >> sean: hey, dan... >> it doesn't matter to these other people. >> sean: it matters to us. we have to keep fighting. all right, thank you. the success on the show, when we come back, sat down with former president trump and called out the left for covid agenda.