Raab believes that the bar for bullying has been set too low and that the minister has the right to give “critical feedback” to leading officials.
British Deputy Prime Minister and Attorney General at the same time Dominic Raab announced on Friday that he was resigning from his position.
The resignation announcement came a day after the British Prime Minister To Rishi Sunak an independent report into Raab’s alleged workplace harassment had been released.
The report in question has not yet been made public, but its key conclusions have already been made public.
The investigation team led by lawyers examined eight cases in which Raab allegedly behaved improperly towards his colleagues.
According to the report, the minister representing the conservative party was guilty of bullying in two cases.
In November, Raab himself ordered an independent inquiry into official complaints about his actions.
At the time, Raab said he would resign if he was deemed guilty of inappropriate behavior.
Criticize the report
In his resignation letter published on Twitter, Dominic Raab said he accepted the outcome of the inquiry and apologized to the people he had offended.
However, Raab did not accept all of the report’s conclusions. According to him, the minister should also be able to give direct critical feedback to senior officials in meetings.
According to him, this is necessary in order to “be able to set the performance level and drive the change that citizens expect from us.”
– By setting the bar for bullying this low, the report has set a dangerous precedent, Raab wrote.
– The report encourages making made-up complaints about ministers. This freezes those who are trying to promote the reforms driven by your government – and ultimately the British people – Raab analyzed.
Raab, 49, who is now stepping down as minister, said he still supports Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
Sources: Reuters, AFP