Ex-Foreign Office adviser says aid cuts are ‘dreadful moral choice’ Stefan Dercon says aid budget is increasingly being tapped into to ‘plug holes’ in other Whitehall departments The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2022
Friday briefing: What Harry & Meghan means for Netflix and the future of streaming In today’s newsletter: As the second half of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s documentary drops, reaction to the show could have an influence on the future of TV The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2022
Third of ministers’ staff allege bullying in MoJ office, reports suggest Allegations of mistreatment lodged by 10 of 33 Ministry of Justice staff members The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022
Third of staff allege bullying in Raab’s private office team Exclusive: Leaked annual survey shows fourfold rise in harassment claims in justice ministers’ office The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2022
Report into handling of rape cases finds ‘explicit victim blaming’ and disbelief Some police officers believed most rape reports are instances of ‘regretful sex’, according to a report on findings from Operation Soteria. The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022
Sunak stands by Raab despite calls for his suspension during bullying probe The Prime Minister retains full confidence in his deputy, Downing Street said. The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022
Government claims 'significant progress' has been made on rape response Increases have been made in police referrals, charges, convictions and cases reaching court, although there has also been a rise in the case backlog Wales Online · Dec 15, 2022
Government claims ‘significant progress’ on rape response, as case backlog rises The pledge to more than double the number of cases reaching court by the end of this parliament is ‘within reach’, a review says. The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022
Raab insists Bill of Rights still has Prime Minister’s backing Dominic Raab was being grilled by the Joint Human Rights Committee on the controversial Bill, which he introduced during his first stint in office. The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022
Investigation into UK Deputy PM Raab widened to consider five further complaints The scope of an investigation into the alleged bullying behaviour of British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has been widened to include five further formal complaints, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's spokesperson said on Wednesday. Reuters · Dec 14, 2022
Dominic Raab facing five more complaints of bullying, No 10 confirms Formal complaints from civil servants mean deputy PM is under investigation for eight separate alleged incidents The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2022
Five new complaints against Dominic Raab added to bullying probe DOMINIC Raab is being investigated over five fresh formal complaints about his conduct after Rishi Sunak referred the new allegations to the senior… The National (Scotland) · Dec 14, 2022
Five new complaints added to Dominic Raab bullying investigation Rishi Sunak referred the fresh allegations against the Deputy Prime Minister to the inquiry. The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022
Dominic Raab facing five more claims in bullying investigation, says No10 Dominic Raab is facing five more claims in the bullying investigation launched against him, No10 said on Wednesday. Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2022
The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022 Dominic Raab bullying: Five further formal complaints filed against deputy prime minister Total number of complaints being investigated by inquiry rises to eight
Daily Mirror · Dec 14, 2022 Complaints against Dominic Raab more than DOUBLE to eight in bullying investigation The move comes weeks after Rishi Sunak allowed a lawyer to look into bullying complaints against Dominic Raab at three separate government departments
The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2022 Dominic Raab blocked victims’ commissioner’s reappointment Exclusive: campaigners criticise failure to fill role after Dame Vera Baird’s departure
The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2022 Labour calls on Raab to abandon Bill of Rights plan Tory MP Robert Buckland said that the Government needed the Bill ‘like a hole in the head’.
Daily Mirror · Dec 10, 2022 Boy 'scared and anxious' as vile parents who abused him could ask to be freed from jail Jody Simpson and Anthony Smith abused and neglected their son, Tony Hudgell, which left the tot with life-changing fractures, organ failure and sepsis. The evil couple were jailed for 10 years
Daily Mirror · Dec 10, 2022 Sick days soar for Dominic Raab's staff amid fears exodus is linked to bullying claims Dominic Raab was appointed as Secretary of State for Justice in September 2021 and is being probed for alleged bullying and aggressive behaviour - which he denies
The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2022 Civil society calls on Rishi Sunak to commit to keeping Human Rights Act More than 150 groups urge PM to rule out once and for all its replacement with Dominic Raab’s bill of rights
The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2022 Harry Dunn family to press for road safety training call at inquest Family want coroner to recommend requirement for US personnel at bases in Britain to receive training
The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2022 Why Dominic Raab’s plan to bring back his bill of rights is all wrong Letters: There is no case for reinstating the bill, says Geoffrey Bindman. And John Eekelaar points out some of its contradictions
The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2022 Watchdog criticises UK ministers’ ‘antagonism’ towards human rights Council of Europe report finds government’s attitude is weakening protections for the public
The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022 Key events following the death of Harry Dunn Anne Sacoolas avoided jail at the Old Bailey on Thursday.