On Friday, UK Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab resigned after an inquiry found him at fault for workplace bullying.
This presents a challenge for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who promised a fresh start after previous turbulent tenures, just two weeks before local elections where the Conservative party is expected to lose seats.
Sunak is also trying to regain ground against the main opposition Labour party before a general election next year.
Raab was cleared of all but two of the eight allegations against him, but the inquiry found that he acted in an intimidating way at a meeting while foreign secretary and threatened a civil servant with unspecified disciplinary action.
Raab called the two findings against him flawed, saying they set a dangerous precedent for good government. He also resigned from his post as justice secretary, where he had to battle a backlog in criminal cases caused by under-funding and pandemic disruptions.
Sunak accepted his resignation with great sadness and praised his record in government. Raab was replaced by lawyer Alex Chalk as justice secretary, and Oliver Dowden became the new deputy prime minister.
The Labour party’s deputy leader criticized Sunak for not sacking Raab before he quit, and Raab denied the allegations of bullying. He maintained that ministers must be able to give direct feedback on briefings and submissions to senior officials to drive reform.
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