Huawei leak did not amount to criminal offence, police say

The leak from a National Security Council meeting about Chinese firm Huawei did not amount to a criminal offence, the Met Police has said. Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson was sacked following an inquiry into the leaking of details from the council. Met Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu said he was 'satisfied' the Official Secrets Act had not been breached, so he would not investigate the leak. But Mr Williamson said a 'proper, full and impartial' probe was now needed. The former minister - who has strenuously denied being responsible for the leak - described the government's inquiry into him as a 'shabby and discredited witch hunt' . He said it had been 'badly mishandled', both by Prime Minister Theresa May and the senior civil servant who led the investigation.