Dominic Raab under scrutiny after aggressive behaviour claim

Opposition parties person called for an probe into the behaviour of furniture curate Dominic Raab implicit claims helium mistreated unit during a erstwhile stint arsenic justness secretary.

The Guardian reported civilian servants successful his bureau were offered a "route out" aft his reappointment by Rishi Sunak.

The insubstantial was told Mr Raab acted successful a "rude" and "aggressive" mode betwixt September 2021 and September 2022.

His spokesperson said helium "always acts with the utmost professionalism".

The Guardian said it had spoken to aggregate sources who claimed Mr Raab had created a "culture of fear" astatine the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), and who alleged his behaviour with civilian servants had been "demeaning" and "very rude and aggressive".

The insubstantial claimed respective sources told it that astir 15 members of unit from Mr Raab's backstage bureau were taken into a country wherever MoJ officials acknowledged they whitethorn beryllium anxious astir his instrumentality and gave them the enactment of moving roles.

It added it had been told that Antonia Romeo, the astir elder civilian servant successful the MoJ, had spoken to Mr Raab connected his instrumentality to the section to pass him that helium indispensable dainty unit professionally and with respect.

No ceremonial complaints person been made against the furniture minister.

Labour has described the allegations arsenic "deeply troubling" and has called for them to beryllium investigated "urgently and independently".

The party's lawman person Angela Rayner said Prime Minister Rishi Sunak indispensable "come clean" astir whether helium knew astir the claims erstwhile helium reappointed Mr Raab to the MoJ, and said it raised questions astir the PM's judgement.

Ms Rayner said: "He claimed zero tolerance for bullying, promised a authorities of integrity and pledged to urgently name an morals adviser, yet is falling acold abbreviated connected each promise.

"Rishi Sunak is already showing helium is not conscionable failing to halt the rot but letting it fester."

Liberal Democrat lawman person Daisy Cooper said the Tory authorities did not person "a shred of integrity left".

"These latest reports are profoundly disturbing and indispensable beryllium investigated instantly by the Cabinet Office," she said.

Mr Raab, who was besides antecedently lawman premier minister, was removed from his station by Liz Truss erstwhile she became premier curate successful September.

But helium was re-instated arsenic lawman premier curate and justness caput by Mr Sunak successful October.

A root adjacent to Dominic Raab did not contradict the enactment of a transportation was fixed to unit connected his return, but pushed backmost against immoderate proposition of bullying.

They said Mr Rabb could beryllium nonstop with unit and had precocious standards, but stressed determination had not been a important turnover of employees.

A spokesperson for Mr Raab said: "Dominic has precocious standards, works hard, and expects a batch from his squad arsenic good arsenic himself.

"He has worked good with officials to thrust the government's docket crossed Whitehall successful aggregate authorities departments and ever acts with the utmost professionalism."

A MoJ spokeswoman said: "There is zero tolerance for bullying crossed the civilian service.

"The lawman premier curate leads a nonrecreational department, driving guardant large reforms, wherever civilian servants are valued and the level of ambition is high."

He is accused of sending abusive messages to a chap Tory MP past period and of bullying a elder civilian servant arsenic defence secretary.

Sir Gavin said helium "refuted" however his behaviour had been characterised.