Gavin Williamson faces inquiry over ‘abusive’ messages to Wendy Morton

Angry at not being invited to the Queen's funeral, minister sent string of abusive texts

Gavin Williamson is facing an investigation over a series of abusive and threatening messages sent to the then Tory chief whip complaining he had been excluded from the Queen's funeral.

The cabinet minister, who was a backbencher at the time, accused Wendy Morton of using the death of the monarch to punish" senior MPs who were out of favour with Liz Truss's government.