Who is Gavin Williamson?published at 10:16 BST
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Gavin Williamson in 2020 at his office at the Department of Education in Westminster
Gavin Williamson, who is speaking now, served as education secretary for just over two years under Boris Johnson.
He began his parliamentary career in 2010 and became chief whip under Theresa May, who later promoted him to defence secretary in November 2017.
Williamson was sacked two years later after facing accusations of leaking information from a top-level National Security Council meeting.
He was back in the cabinet less than three months later, when Johnson named him education secretary.
When the pandemic broke in 2020, he became responsible for tricky areas including home-learning and the return to the classroom.
He faced fierce criticism for his handling of the 2020 school exam period, which saw multiple U-turns on grading after exams were cancelled.
Williamson was ultimately dismissed in September 2021 and received a knighthood the following year.