Dominic Raab: Union leader calls for suspension over bullying claims

Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab should beryllium suspended portion helium is investigated implicit bullying allegations, a civilian work national person has said.

FDA wide caput Dave Penman told the BBC: "If that was immoderate different employee… they would successful each likelihood beryllium suspended from their job."

He said the determination - besides backed by Labour and the Liberal Democrats - would assistance support existent employees.

Mr Raab, who is besides justness secretary, has denied allegations of bullying.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said helium volition hold for the result of the enquiry earlier taking immoderate action.

Mr Penman told Radio 4's Today programme the investigation, being carried retired by Adam Tolley KC, progressive "dozens" of civilian servants and 8 complaints covering 3 authorities departments.

The complaints subordinate to Mr Raab's erstwhile times arsenic lawman premier minister, justness caput and overseas caput nether Boris Johnson.

Mr Penman besides criticised erstwhile furniture curate Jacob Rees Mogg for saying radical should not beryllium "snowflakey" astir bullying claims.

The comments were "outrageous" and "belittled" the process, said the FDA leader.

At slightest 3 elder civilian servants who worked with Dominic Raab person fixed grounds to the enquiry into his behaviour.

The BBC has been told 1 is Sir Philip Rycroft, who ran the Department for Exiting the European Union erstwhile Mr Raab was Brexit Secretary.

Another, the BBC understands, is the existent imperishable caput astatine the Ministry of Justice, Antonia Romeo.

A 3rd imperishable caput from a section successful which Mr Raab served has besides told the BBC they person been interviewed arsenic a witness.

Permanent secretaries are the UK's astir elder civilian servants who tally authorities departments.