PA Chief Whip Gavin Williamson is the shock new Defence Secretary
Gavin Williamson appointed Defence Secretary replacing Sir Michael Fallon following his resignation
His replacement is the 41-year-old Mr Williamson, who is enjoying a meteoric rise in the Tory party, and becomes the youngest person to hold the role since its creation.
It has caused an immediate backlash, with one minister saying: "She is so weak she has let Williamson appoint himself – this is appalling."
And Tory MP Sarah Wollaston tweeted: “There are times when offered a job that it would be better to advise that another would be more experienced and suited to the role.”
Downing Street has announced that one his deputies, Julian Smith, will be his replacement in the influential position.
