UK Civil Service Chief Was Warned of Raab Conduct Concerns
- Simon Case took steps to improve Raab’s behavior toward staff
- Sunak says no formal complaints were made about deputy premier
Dominic Raab
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The UK’s top civil servant, Simon Case, was told by senior officials of concerns about Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab’s abrasive treatment of junior staff, and privately took steps to try to improve his behavior, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said.
The intervention by Case, the Cabinet Secretary, took place during Raab’s previous tenure as a Cabinet minister, the people said. Raab held the roles of foreign secretary, justice secretary and deputy prime minister in Boris Johnson’s government. He was reappointed to the latter two jobs by the new premier, Rishi Sunak, in October.