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Apr 21, 2023 · By James Gregory & Andre Rhoden-Paul,BBC News. Reuters. The report found that Mr Raab had acted in an "intimidating" way during his time as foreign secretary. Dominic Raab has resigned as...
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Ministry of Justice sources told the Guardian thatsenior civil servants had been offered “respite or a route out” of the departmentwhen Raab was reappointed by Sunak the previous month, amid concerns that some were still traumatised by his behaviour during a previous stint there. We also reported that Antonia Romeo, the permanent secretary, had spo...
The following day, however, came further allegations, with the Observer reporting that concerns over Raab’s behaviour towards officials were raised inside Whitehallduring his time as Brexit secretary in 2018, four years previously. A senior source said a document outlining a “serious expression of concern” was dispatched to the Cabinet Office by a ...
The following days brought further claims, with the Guardian revealing Raab was warned about his behaviourtowards officials during his time as foreign secretary by the department’s top civil servant, who then informally reported his concerns to the Cabinet Office. Simon McDonald, the then permanent secretary at the Foreign Office, spoke to Raab on ...
Downing Street announced Sunak would appoint an independent investigatorto examine the bullying claims, after Raab requested an inquiry into two formal complaints made against him. Raab, who said he would stay in post while the process took place, said he had always behaved properly towards staff, despite a growing list of accusations from official...
Sunak appointed the top employment barrister Adam Tolley KC, tasking him with investigating the complaints “in confidence” and to report back to the prime minister, who would then decide Raab’s fate.
Raab was facing a number of formal complaints, rather than only two, from MoJ civil servants, it was revealed. The new complaints were understood to be from senior civil servants, with direct experience of alleged bullying and aggressive behaviour by the justice secretary. “They feel they need to stand shoulder to shoulder with more junior staff,” ...
Raab was facing a much broader bullying investigation than originally anticipated with at least 24 civil servants involved in formal complaints against him, the Guardian revealed. Sources said all but two of the formal complaints involved multiple accusers. A number of his private office staff from his first stretch at the MoJ were among those beli...
All three Whitehall mandarins who worked with Raab while he was holding cabinet positions had been interviewed by the official inquiry, the Guardian reported. Sources confirmed reports McDonald had given evidence and revealed that Romeo at the MoJ and Philip Rycroft, who ran the Brexit department while Raab was in charge, had both been witnesses. T...
The spotlight turned on to Sunak after No 10 repeatedly refused to say whether he knew of complaints about Raab’s behaviourbefore appointing him to cabinet. “The prime minister was not aware of any formal complaints at the time of appointing Dominic Raab,” his spokesperson said, repeatedly refusing to say whether he had been aware of “informal” one...
MoJ sources said there was a sense of calm before the stormin the department’s Whitehall headquarters. Officials said they had “just been getting on with it” and “still driving ahead” with Raab’s policy priorities. However, patience with the pace of the inquiry was starting to wear thin, with Tolley conducting lengthy interviews with complainants a...
Apr 21, 2023 · LONDON, April 21 (Reuters) - British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab resigned from the government on Friday after an independent report found he had bullied officials, the latest scandal...
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May 4, 2023 · After five months of investigation, the report into bullying allegations against Dominic Raab has been published. Earlier, Mr Raab resigned as justice secretary and deputy prime minister - and published a damning 1,100-word essay in the Telegraph.
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Apr 21, 2023 · Dominic Raab, U.K. Deputy Prime Minister, Resigns Amid Bullying Scandal - The New York Times. The hard-line Brexiteer, one of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s most loyal political allies, was...
Apr 22, 2023 · Saturday 22 April 2023 05:58, UK. 2:34. Why has Dominic Raab resigned? Why you can trust Sky News. Dominic Raab has accused a faction of civil servants of coordinating against him after resigning following a report finding he bullied staff members.
