Dominic Raab was accused, among other things, of bullying his employees. After investigations, the politician is now drawing consequences.
Because of allegations of bullying, the British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab on Friday his resignation explained. In a letter, Raab announced that he was resigning from this post and also from his position as Minister of Justice. He felt obliged to accept the outcome of the investigation into the allegations against him, but at the same time he rejected the majority of the allegations.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had the Investigation Commissioned after two formal complaints were filed against Raab a few weeks into his tenure in October.
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Dominic Raab: Allegations of bullying have been known internally for years
The “Sun” reported in November that the former Brexit negotiator had thrown tomatoes from a salad across the room in a fit of rage. A spokesman for Raab denied this. As the “Guardian” reported, during Raab’s first term as Minister of Justice from September 2021 to September 2022 in whose ministry a “climate of fear” prevailed. The department head was “manipulative” and “aggressive”.
Raab himself told the Sky News broadcaster in February that he had “behaved professionally at all times”. Should the bullying allegations however, if maintained, “I would resign”. (lro/AFP)
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