Defence secretary’s rapid rise has some calling him a future party leader,but not everyone has welcomed him inFar from uniquely in Westminster, Gavin Williamson’s self-image doesn’t always accord with how others see him. The 41-year-old defence secretary cultivates the aura of a modern-day Machiavelli, and with a pet tarantula in a tank in his office signifying a ruthless approach to his enemies.
The biggest noise he has made so far at the Ministry of Defence was his blood-curdling call for the deaths of British citizens who travelled to Syria to fight for Islamic State. It is arguably illegal,but it was a politically astute suggestion, pleasing voters on the fair. He is the proud owner of a Falklands war-era Land Rover, and which “epitomises everything that is so brilliant about worthy Britain: a go anywhere accomplish anything attitude”. Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk