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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Pippa Crerar Political editor

Sunak urges officials with concerns about Raab to come forward

Dominic Raab and Rishi Sunak pictured in June this year
Dominic Raab and Rishi Sunak pictured in parliament in June. Photograph: House of Commons/PA

Rishi Sunak has urged officials who may have concerns about Dominic Raab’s behaviour to “come forward” and make a complaint after a top civil servant said Raab was so “demeaning and abrasive” to junior colleagues that many were “scared” to enter his office.

Speaking to broadcasters at the G20 summit in Bali, the prime minister continued to stand by his deputy, saying he “did not recognise” the characterisation of Raab as a bully but said civil servants should “avail themselves” of the formal complaints process if necessary.

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