In a meeting with Mr Williamson on Wednesday evening, Theresa May told him she had information that provided "compelling evidence" that he was responsible for the unauthorised disclosure. In a letter confirming his dismissal, she said: "No other, credible version of events to explain this leak has been identified." The inquiry into the National Security Council leak began after a Daily Telegraph report on warnings within cabinet about possible risks to national security over a deal with Huawei. The National Security Council (NSC) is made up of senior cabinet ministers and its weekly meetings are chaired by the prime minister, with other ministers, officials and senior figures from the armed forces and intelligence agencies invited when needed. It is a forum where secret intelligence can be shared by GCHQ, MI6 and MI5 with ministers, all of whom have signed the Official Secrets Act. There has been no formal confirmation of Huawei's role in the 5G network and No 10 said a final decision would be made at the end of spring. Huawei has denied there is any risk of spying or sabotage, or that it is controlled by the Chinese government. Mrs May said the leak from the meeting on 23 April was "an extremely serious matter and a deeply disappointing one". Ms Mordaunt becomes the first woman to take the role of defence secretary. Rory Stewart has been confirmed as the new international development secretary, taking over from Ms Mordaunt.Just spoken to Gavin Williamson who still denies he was the source of the leak from the National Security Council - says neither he nor his team would ever leak from NSC
— Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) May 1, 2019
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