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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

Senior civil servants vote to take a stand against bullying from politicians

Whitehall and Parliament Street road sign
The FDA general secretary said people were put off making complaints by the ‘flawed’ procedure. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian

Senior civil servants have voted to take a stand against inflammatory language from politicians and in favour of legal action to combat bullying, as former cabinet ministers Jacob Rees-Mogg and Dominic Raab renewed their attacks on officials.

Members of the FDA union passed a motion in favour of using “all means available” to challenge bullying and harassment of officials, including “use of targeted legal action”, in after the scandal that forced Raab to resign.

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