SIR Gavin Williamson said to a senior civil servant “slit your throat” and ”jump out of a window”, it was claimed last night.
A MoD official spoke to the Guardian Sir Gavin “deliberately demeaned and intimidated”They were used frequently by him as Defence Secretary from 2017 to 2019.
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The official, who has left government, said the alleged behaviour was reported to the MoD’s head of human resources but did not make a formal complaint.
They told Sir Gavin the Guardian ‘shouted and raged’And the ‘slit your throat’During a meeting, he made the comment in front of other shocked civil servants.
Sir Gavin denied bullying the official.
He stated in a statement: ‘I strongly reject this allegation and have enjoyed good working relationships with the many brilliant officials I have worked with across government.’
It came as ex-Cabinet minister George Eustice said the row over Sir Gavin’s texts to then Chief Whip Wendy Morton could be sorted “over a cup of tea”.
PM Rishi Sunak, however, has changed the language in the messages “unacceptable”.