- The UK’s Deputy Prime Minister, Dominic Raab, has resigned.
- This comes after an investigation into allegations that he bullied colleagues.
- In his letter of resignation, Raab stated inquiries of the type into his conduct would encourage ‘spurious complaints in opposition to ministers’.
British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab resigned on Friday following an impartial investigation into allegations that he bullied colleagues.
What did Raab say in his resignation letter
Raab informed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak within the letter the inquiry had dismissed all however two of the claims levelled in opposition to him and that it had set a harmful precedent for presidency ministers.
Raab additionally stated the report had concluded he had not as soon as “sworn or shouted at anybody, not to mention thrown something or in any other case bodily intimidated anybody, nor deliberately sought to belittle anybody”.
He gave an apology: “I’m genuinely sorry for any unintended stress or offence that any officers felt, on account of the tempo, requirements and problem that I dropped at the Ministry of Justice.”
Harmful precedent
“In setting the brink for bullying so low, this inquiry has set a harmful precedent,” Raab stated.
He added:
It can encourage spurious complaints in opposition to ministers, and have a chilling impact on these driving change on behalf of your authorities – and finally the British folks
He additionally stated he raised with Sunak “various improprieties that got here to mild throughout the course of this inquiry” and referred to as for a separate evaluate.
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Raab stated these improprieties included “the systematic leaking of skewed and fabricated claims to the media in breach of the foundations of the inquiry and the Civil Service Code of Conduct … I hope these will probably be independently reviewed”.
Raab, who additionally beforehand served as Britain’s international minister, stated he would stay supportive of Sunak and the federal government.
When did the inquiry start?
Raab requested the investigation in November into two formal complaints about his behaviour. A month later it was widened to include five further formal complaints.
He stated on the time he had been notified of complaints from when he was international minister and justice minister.
Raab had stated he was assured he had behaved professionally all through. Sunak initially defended his deputy when the allegations surfaced, saying he didn’t recognise allegations that Raab had bullied workers.
The report has not been printed but, and there was no remark but from Sunak.
