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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Michael Savage and Toby Helm

Dominic Raab: more civil servants in bullying complaint than previously thought

Dominic Raab deputises for Rishi Sunak during prime minister's questions in the House of Commons, London, in November last year.
Dominic Raab deputises for Rishi Sunak during prime minister's questions in the House of Commons in November last year. Photograph: UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/PA

A single official complaint regarding the behaviour of the deputy prime minister Dominic Raab represented the concerns of 27 of his officials, the Observer has been told.

The group of Ministry of Justice officials are understood to be represented by a memo warning that some colleagues had been forced to take time off for “extended periods” as a result of having to deal with Raab. It states that others affected felt they needed to stay at work to stop extra pressure being placed on their colleagues.

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