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Huawei leak highlights collapse of discipline in May's cabinet
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Apr 27, 2019 04:20pm |
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| Category | Analysis |
| Author | Heather Stewart |
| News Date | Thursday, April 25, 2019 12:50:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Leaks from deep within Theresa May’s bitterly divided administration have become widespread and common: as one despairing official remarked recently, “this government is a sieve”.
But the revelation of the highly sensitive news that ministers have decided to set aside cybersecurity concerns and involve the Chinese firm Huawei in the creation of Britain’s 5G network is regarded by many as a leak too far.
The decision was taken at the national security council, on which ministers sit alongside officials and members of the security services. The secrecy of its discussions has never before been breached.
A full-scale inquiry is now expected to be launched, but a slew of other briefings and counter-briefings from private meetings in recent weeks and months has not just gone unpunished but become almost unremarkable. |
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