British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab today resigned in the midst of bullying allegations. Allegations surfaced about Raab in November, with former staff claiming he created a culture of fear in their departments. He denied the allegations and requested an investigation into himself after two formal complaints were made.
In his resignation letter, Raab revealed the report into his conduct had upheld two claims against him. However, he did call them flawed and claimed they set a dangerous precedent of a low threshold for bullying for the conduct of good government.
The Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Justice, Raab was appointed by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak after he took power in October. Raab’s departure follows Sunak’s decision to dismiss Tory party chairman Nadhim Zahawi from his post in January after the former chancellor was found to have broken the ministerial code over his tax affairs.