Raab left staff scared to enter his office, says official
The Independent|November 16, 2022
Staff working for Dominic Raab were scared” to enter his office a former top civil servant has said, as Rishi Sunak called on anyone with concerns about bullying by the deputy prime minister to report them.
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Raab left staff scared to enter his office, says official

Lord McDonald described Mr Raab as abrasive and controlling” and said that he had raised his behaviour within the government at the time.

With questions growing over the prime minister’s decision to appoint Mr Raab to his cabinet, Mr Sunak said it was hard” for allegations to be investigated unless people came forward. Meanwhile, The Independent can reveal that the Foreign Office unlawfully tried to withhold information about Mr Raab’s complaints record the first time he worked for the department.

Mr Raab, nicknamed The Incinerator” for how he burns” through employees, is recruiting new staff to run his private office. The PM has repeatedly said that he does not recognise descriptions of Mr Raab as a bully. But Lord McDonald, the Foreign Office’s permanent secretary when Mr Raab was foreign secretary between 2019 and 2021, said staff felt demeaned”.

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