Steve Barclay ‘faces bullying claims from health department officials’ Civil servants have ‘raised concerns’ about health secretary’s alleged behaviour, according to reports The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023
Steve Barclay faces bullying claims from health department officials – report Civil servants have ‘raised concerns’ about the Health Secretary’s alleged behaviour towards them, according to the Guardian. The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023
Health department officials ‘raised concerns’ about Steve Barclay’s behaviour Exclusive: civil servants have privately referred to ‘bullying’ by health secretary, sources say The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2023
Rishi Sunak claims it is 'odd' to be lectured on values by the SNP during Commons clash SNP MP Peter Grant had questioned Sunak over the sacking of former Tory minister about Dominic Raab. Daily Record · Apr 26, 2023
Understanding of Civil Service impartiality has ‘corroded’, says former mandarin A panel of former senior civil servants criticised Kwasi Kwarteng’s dismissal of the top Treasury official at the start of his time as chancellor. The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023
Sunak: Time to ‘move forward’ following Raab resignation The Prime Minister’s promise to restore ‘integrity’ and ‘professionalism’ to Government has been called into question following the resignation. The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023
Calls for cameras in jail cells so cowardly killers like Thomas Cashman can't hide The ECHO recently launched a campaign calling for an urgent change in the law to force killers to face their victims' families Liverpool Echo · Apr 25, 2023
King Charles faces dilemma over coronation invite for exiled former aide Fawcett Royal experts do not expect Fawcett to attend the ceremony Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2023
Tuesday briefing: How Dominic Raab set the agenda after a stinging report on bullying In today’s newsletter: The ex-deputy PM has found ample support from some quarters after an investigation into bullying was released. Our political correspondents explain how Raab’s anger drove the discourse The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2023
Sunak urged to condemn ‘invective against civil service’ unleashed by Raab Lord Kerslake, the former head of the civil service, said narrative of ‘snowflake millennials’ was toxic to Whitehall The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2023
Dominic Raab is gone, but many others will continue his assault on human rights This government is determined to undermine international law, and with it our credibility, says Gordon Brown, who was prime minister from 2007 to 2010 The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2023
Rish! too busy wrangling unicorns to answer tricky questions While PM was promoting his fantasy vision for the UK, a junior minister was wheeled out to defend the government The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2023
What could change at MoJ now that Dominic Raab has left? Some of former justice minister’s pet projects could be dropped now that Alex Chalk is in charge The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2023
Put cameras in jail cells so killers can't hide from victims’ families, top Tory demands Sir Robert Buckland, a former justice secretary, urged the newly appointed Justice Secretary to take action to punish convicted criminals who refuse to attend sentencing hearings Daily Mirror · Apr 24, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2023 ‘He ought to go on a course’: how voters in Dominic Raab’s seat see him There is much eye-rolling over the ex-deputy prime minister in his once safe Surrey constituency of Walton-on-Thames
The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2023 It’s Raab’s rightwingers versus the Blob, the wokerati and the snowflakes – and you’ve been drafted You came to this website looking for tofu recipes? Tough: you’re now fighting alongside the junior doctors, Gary Lineker and every last public servant, writes Zoe Williams
The Week · Apr 24, 2023 Civil service neutrality: is it time for a more politicised Whitehall? The government is considering radical plans to “politicise” the civil service in the wake of the resignation of deputy prime minister and justice secretary Dominic Raab over allegations of bullying.
Daily Mirror · Apr 24, 2023 Rishi Sunak's 14 worst gaffes and scandals from his first six months in No10 It's been six months since Rishi Sunak stood on the steps of Downing Street pledging a Government with 'integrity, professionalism and accountability'. Since then three cabinet members have left under a cloud and he's being investigated by Parliament's standards watchdog
The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2023 Starmer condemns Diane Abbott comments, saying they were antisemitic and ‘hierarchy of racism’ never acceptable – as it happened Labour leader says former shadow home secretary has experienced racial abuse but her comments should be condemned
Daily Mirror · Apr 23, 2023 'Dominic Raab's bullying underlines how hostility is the hallmark of the 2023 Tories' The Tories are smearing key workers trying to protect their wages as prices soar and demonising poor households needing the Welfare State - hostility has become their hallmark, argues Kevin Maguire
The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2023 Raab challenged to call byelection in his seat if enough voters demand one Former deputy PM urged to stand behind ‘robust right to recall’ plan he pioneered in 2013
The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2023 The job of the civil service is to stand up to useless ministers like Dominic Raab Letters: Readers on the MP’s resignation as deputy prime minister and justice secretary after an inquiry into bullying claims
The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2023 Dominic Raab faces push to remove him as MP ahead of general election Complaint about senior Tory filed with parliamentary commissioner for standards
The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2023 High standards still expected from civil servants after Raab report, says Dowden New deputy prime minister says he has experienced ‘frustrations’ dealing with Whitehall officials
The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2023 Dowden: Civil Service complaints process against ministers needs to be fairer The Deputy Prime Minister, who replaced Dominic Raab following his resignation, said ministers could work with officials ‘constructively’.