I obviously am not privy to all the details of who knows what in the current government between the minister and the Privy Council. All I can say is that, in my case, when rumours were brought to me, I immediately conveyed them to officials, asked for an investigation and ensured there was an outcome, and if there had been facts, then decisions would have been taken accordingly.
On March 22nd, 2021. See this statement in context.