British Deputy PM Dominic Raab resigns
London, The Gulf Observer: Dominic Raab has resigned after he was found to have bullied staff members while working as a cabinet minister across different departments.
A report from independent investigator Adam Tolley said two complaints against him had been upheld, concluding the deputy prime minister and justice secretary had “acted in a way which was intimidating” and had been “unreasonably and persistently aggressive” in meetings.
The findings also said his conduct “involved an abuse or misuse of power in a way that undermines or humiliates”.
But in a resignation letter posted on Twitter, Mr Raab took issue with the report, calling the inquiry “flawed” and claiming the conclusions “set a dangerous precedent for the conduct of good government”.
The news comes after Rishi Sunak was presented with an official report into Mr Raab’s behaviour on Thursday.
In a letter, Mr Sunak said he accepted his deputy’s resignation “with great sadness”, saying it “should not make us forget your record of delivery in both this government and previous administrations”.
And the PM said there had been “shortcomings in the historic process that have negatively affected everyone involved”, adding: “We should learn from this how to better handle such matters in future”.
But Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said the situation showed “the continual weakness of the prime minister”, adding: “He should never have appointed [Mr Raab] in the first place… and then he didn’t sack him.
