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Dominic Raab warned Rishi Sunak that “activist civil servants” were deliberately trying to sabotage government policy.
Independent reports of the former deputy prime minister’s actions said he abused his power and humiliated officials whose jobs he was angry with.
He resigned from the cabinet after meeting with Mr Sunak, admitting he had no choice but to resign over the findings of an investigation by barrister Adam Tolley that he had requested.
But Raab has since lashed out at civil servants, fearing other ministers will also be targeted by officials who may view the “significant administrative scrutiny” as malicious bullying. He claimed to be concerned.
Many Conservative MPs back his warning that other ministers risk being undermined by Whitehall’s enemies. I: “God help the next Secretary of State trying to step into the delivery.”
Snack supported the report’s findings, but acknowledged that Whitehall’s grievance system was flawed.
The prime minister is understood to be concerned that some civil servants interpret actions such as ministers raising their hands to disturb them as a form of bullying and abuse.
He appointed former Defense Minister Alex Chalk as the new Attorney General to replace Raab, and the position of deputy prime minister passed to Sunak’s aide, Oliver Dowden.
Speaking to BBC News after his resignation, Mr Raab said: Brexit, whether it’s parole reform or human rights reform, is effectively trying to block the government.
He told GB News: He claimed he was targeted by a “small secret society” of officials who did not support his policies, and accused the FDA union of “trying to target the minister.”
Tory’s report was sent to Raab and the prime minister on Thursday morning, but Sunak took no action until the deputy prime minister announced his resignation early on Friday.
The barrister described Mr. Raab as a “very intelligent” hard worker who expected high standards but ultimately supported two allegations of bullying against him. His six other complaints were not upheld.
Torrey said Raab had done “beyond what was reasonably necessary” by removing officials from overseeing negotiations on Gibraltar’s future beyond Brexit when Raab was foreign minister. A top foreign ministry official had to warn him not to accuse officials of violating the Civil Service Law.
Afterwards, Torrey said his actions as attorney general were “humiliating and infuriating” for the individuals accused of being “utterly useless.”
The former minister has refused to guarantee that he will run for re-election in the Esher and Walton constituencies, key targets for the Liberal Democrats.Liberal Democratic candidate Monica Harding said I: “People expect MPs to behave and are pretty sick of MPs behaving in an unacceptable way. Got their own MP who supported the bullying allegation.