Williamson, a Cabinet minister, attacked Wendy Morton, the first female leader of the Conservative Party, last month amid unsubstantiated claims she barred him from the Queen’s funeral at Westminster Abbey. In a WhatsApp message, he told her “There’s a price for everything”, before saying her behavior was “absolutely disgusting” and that she had chosen to “hit us all over”. When challenged, he responded that it “looks like s***” and that “perception becomes reality”. Morton told the party on October 24, the day before she resigned as chief whip, that she wanted to
