Tory MPs have received this text message from the whips office about their new Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson:

From: Government Whips Admin Unit (HOC)
Sent: Thursday, November 2, 2017 3:39:36 PM
(UTC+OO:OO) Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London
Subject: Urgent message

Do not reply to a text from Gavin it is a hoax text.

Chris Heaton-Harris
Government Whip 

Slightly concerning start…

UPDATE: Tory MPs have now received this message explaining that it isn’t a hoax:

Tory MPs have now received this message: pic.twitter.com/jWUCK4EWL1

— Ross Kempsell (@rosskempsell) November 2, 2017

Shambles…