British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab resigned on Friday following allegations of bullying by officials he had worked with for several years.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had already announced that he would make a decision this Friday on the possible dismissal of Raab, after receiving an independent report on the allegations, made by a lawyer, on Thursday, but Dominic Raab ended up taking the initiative to leave office. position of Deputy Prime Minister and also Minister of Justice.
The announcement was made on Twitter, where Raab announces his resignation letter.
My resignation statement. pic.twitter.com/DLjBfChlFq
– Dominic Raab (@DominicRaab) April 21, 2023
The official considers that the case opens “a dangerous precedent” -for “fomenting spurious complaints against ministers”, but explains that he decided to “keep his word”, since he had promised to resign if the complaints were proven.
At stake are eight formal charges related to the periods in which Dominic Raab was minister for Brexit, Foreign Affairs and minister of Justice, in addition to dozens of press releases in recent months. The report delivered to the prime minister validates two of these complaints.
Justice Ministry sources accused Raab of being “ill-mannered and aggressive” towards the team and say there was a “culture of fear” in the cabinet.
Dominic Raab writes that the report concludes that the Minister did not “scream”, did not “physically intimidate anyone”, did not “deliberately put down” anyone and did not “attack” anyone (one of the reports said Raab threw tomatoes out of his salad at an employee), but apologizes for the “insults” and “inadvertently caused stress” to the people who worked in his office, justifying the “pace, demands and the challenges”. “to work in the government.
This is the second resignation from the British government over intimidation allegations since Rishi Sunak took office six months ago. Minister Gavin Williamson was also sacked in November following allegations of intimidation by his fellow Conservatives.
Source: TSF
