The British Justice Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister, Dominic Raab, has denied allegations of bullying. In an interview with the BBC, he stated that media coverage of the incident was “mostly inaccurate” and that he had “always acted professionally.”
Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister, is under pressure to suspend Mr. Raab. Former Conservative Party Chair Jake Berry argued last week that Mr. Raab should be removed from his government positions until an investigation into his conduct, led by senior attorney Adam Tolley KC, is concluded. In addition to Labour and the Liberal Democrats, the FDA Union for Civil Servants has supported calls for a suspension. Mr. Sunak has insisted, however, that he will await the outcome of the investigation before taking action.
Mr. Raab requested the launch of the investigation in November, following several complaints from former civil servants working for him. The minister has been the subject of eight formal complaints, six of which stem from his tenure at the Ministry of Justice, one from his time at the Foreign Office, and one from the now-defunct Brexit department. At least three senior civil servants, including Philip Rycroft from the Brexit department and Antonia Romeo from the Ministry of Justice, have testified in Mr. Tolley’s investigation.
Mr. Raab was asked if he would be able to remain in government, to which he responded, “I do not comment on anonymous media reports because, in my experience, they are almost always false. I am confident that I have always acted professionally.”
Since 2010, Mr. Raab has served as a minister under the administrations of David Cameron, Theresa May, and Boris Johnson. The previous year, he was fired by Liz Truss but reinstated when Mr. Sunak became prime minister.
The British Justice Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister, Dominic Raab, has denied allegations of bullying. In an interview with the BBC, he stated that media reports were “mostly inaccurate” and emphasised that he had “always behaved professionally.”
The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, is under pressure to suspend Mr. Raab from his government positions pending the conclusion of an investigation into his conduct, led by senior attorney Adam Tolley KC. Former Conservative Party chairman Jake Berry, as well as Labour, the Liberal Democrats, and the FDA Union for civil servants, supported this call. Mr. Sunak has insisted, however, that he will await the outcome of the investigation before taking action.
Mr. Raab has been the subject of eight formal complaints, including six from his time at the Ministry of Justice, one from the Foreign Office, and one from the now-defunct Brexit department. At least three senior government officials have testified in Mr. Tolley’s investigation. When asked if he could remain in government, Mr. Raab stated, “I am confident I have always acted professionally.”
Since 2010, Mr. Raab has served as a minister under the administrations of David Cameron, Theresa May, and Boris Johnson. The previous year, he was fired by Liz Truss but reinstated when Mr. Sunak became prime minister. In a few weeks, the results of Adam Tolley’s investigation are expected to be made public.
