UK deputy PM resigns after bullying probe

UK Deputy PM Resigns – British deputy prime minister Dominic Raab resigned from his post following an independent investigation into complaints that he bullied colleagues. He was reported to be involved in bullying one senior diplomat for his handling of the Brexit negotiation over Gibraltar and one where he gave critical feedback during an earlier stint at the Ministry of Justice from 2021 to 2022. His is the latest scandal to hit the government of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as Raab was a close political ally of the PM. The loss of the third senior minister over their personal conduct in the last six months will damage Sunak’s efforts to revive the governing Conservative Party’s fortunes and is a major embarrassment as he had promised a government of integrity. It may adversely affect the forthcoming English local council elections where his Conservatives are predicted to fare badly. The months-long investigation into Raab’s behaviour heard evidence from multiple government officials about complaints of bullying at three different departments. The son of a Czech-born Jewish refugee who fled the Nazis in 1938, Raab studied law at Oxford University before becoming a lawyer working on project finance, international litigation and competition law. He became a member of parliament in 2010 and has had several senior ministerial jobs. The Weekender