Saturday 19 November 2022

Sham Investigation Announced

Lets be clear here. We know it's a sham because 1) Raab requested an investigation 2) Politics is rife with bullying, discrimination and lying 3) There's no ethics adviser 4) There's precedent - Priti Patel; Gavin Williamson 5) PM can ignore report findings. But lets go through the motions anyway! 

"You will be aware from media reports of allegations about the Deputy Prime Minister. There are two separate formal complaints, one of which relates to his first tenure as Justice Secretary, which are now subject to a formal process being overseen by the Cabinet Office. The Prime Minister has asked for an investigation into the two formal complaints and will appoint an independent investigator to lead this process.

Staff wellbeing is central to what we do at the MoJ - ensuring the Department is a supportive and inclusive place to work and putting in place processes to support all staff continues to be a top priority for me and my ExCo colleagues. Any issues brought to my attention will be raised with the relevant people.

The civil service has a zero-tolerance approach to any form of bullying, harassment and discrimination. There is lots of support available in the MoJ for staff experiencing any of these issues. You can find these in our Chief People Officer Mark Adam's blog from last week.

As always you can contact me directly and confidentially at any time."

Antonia Romeo
Permanent Secretary

16th November 2022

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This from the Guardian:-

Dominic Raab faces independent inquiry into bullying claims

Rishi Sunak will appoint an independent investigator to examine claims of alleged bullying against Dominic Raab, after the deputy prime minister requested an inquiry into two formal complaints that have been made against him.

Raab, who said he will stay on as deputy PM and justice secretary while the process takes place, used a stand-in appearance at prime minister’s questions to insist he had always behaved properly towards staff, despite a growing list of accusations from officials.

Sunak, who is returning from the G20 summit in Bali, will appoint an experienced external figure to conduct the inquiry, as No 10 has yet to replace Christopher Geidt as independent adviser on ministerial standards after his resignation in June.

However, Downing Street said the prime minister would not be obliged to accept any findings, as he was the “ultimate arbiter” of the ministerial code, raising questions about the independence of any investigation.

Raab has suggested he would stand down if the prime minister wanted him to, saying he would “respect whatever outcome” Sunak decided, although he has denied the bullying allegations and told MPs he was “confident” he had always behaved professionally.

The Guardian can reveal that one of the formal complaints was from a group of mid-ranking policy officials at the Ministry of Justice. Sources said the complaint was initially made in spring this year in a letter to the permanent secretary at the MoJ, Antonia Romeo.

They said the department’s top civil servant had “acted on” the complaint at the time by speaking to Raab and providing extra support for the officials. However, the complaint was revived in light of the recent allegations, reported in the Guardian, and a request by Sunak for complainants to come forward.

Some Conservative MPs have questioned Sunak’s judgment in reappointing Raab and for insisting that his government will demonstrate “integrity, professionalism and accountability” at every level, in contrast to his predecessors but also meaning that any ministers who are regarded as falling short will have to be dealt with.

In another development, Raab told MPs he had been subject to a separate complaint about him before entering parliament, with a settlement involving a confidentiality clause.

Asked by the Labour MP Bambos Charalambous if he had “ever entered into a non-disclosure agreement connected to a complaint against him”, he told the Commons: “He is referring to an employment dispute that was settled before I entered the house. It wasn’t an NDA, but it did involve a confidentiality clause, which was standard at the time.”

After days of allegations about Raab’s behaviour towards civil servants in three different government departments, he tweeted a letter to Sunak saying he had “just been notified” of two separate complaints against him, relating to his time as foreign secretary, and his first period as justice secretary, both under Boris Johnson.

“I am confident that I have behaved professionally throughout,” Raab subsequently told PMQs on Wednesday. “But immediately I heard that two complaints had been made … I asked the prime minister to set up an independent investigation, and of course I will comply with it fully.”

Sunak wrote back to Raab, saying an independent investigation was “the right course of action”. A Downing Street spokesperson said later that an independent outsider, backed up by a team of officials, would look into the allegations, although it remains unclear if they will also examine any further complaints that might be made.

In his letter to Sunak, Raab said following news of the complaints, he was “writing to request that you commission an independent investigation into the claims as soon as possible”, adding: “I will cooperate fully and respect whatever outcome you decide.”

Raab said he would remain in his posts and had “always sought to set high standards”, adding: “I have never tolerated bullying.” In the Commons, he said he would “thoroughly rebut and refute” any bullying claims and he took Sunak’s commitment towards professionalism as a “personal article of faith”.

On Tuesday, Civil Service World cited a series of unnamed officials as saying that staff felt Raab was “gaslighting” them after telling a recent all-staff meeting at the Ministry of Justice that he had a zero-tolerance attitude towards bullying.

The report, denied by a spokesperson, said Raab would often interrupt civil servants during briefings and criticise them. One source said: “We just didn’t trust that he wasn’t going to cut you off after half a sentence and say, ‘I don’t want to hear that, I don’t want to listen to you,’ which I would never want any of my staff being subjected to.”
 

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That Civil Service World piece:-

EXCL: Raab telling MoJ staff he has zero tolerance for bullying ‘felt like gaslighting’

Justice secretary ‘created culture of fear’ by ‘belittling’ civil servants, sources say

Dominic Raab was “known as a bully” at the Ministry of Justice and made a habit of “intimidating and belittling” civil servants, a former senior official has told CSW.

Raab, who was reappointed as justice secretary in October, recently told an MoJ all-staff meeting that he had a zero tolerance attitude towards bullying – a statement which, CSW understands, led some officials to feel like the minister was “gaslighting” them.

More than one civil servant who has worked with Raab has said he “created a culture of fear”, and another Whitehall source said: “Far too many anecdotes about Raab end with him literally shaking with rage at an official.”

Prime minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday that he did not recognise the “characterisation” of Raab as a bully, despite a slew of allegations that have emerged in recent days about his behaviour.

CSW spoke to multiple sources who corroborated claims of Raab bullying and berating staff. They all agreed Raab had created a culture of fear in the department, where he spent a year as justice secretary until Liz Truss’s September reshuffle, which saw him out of the role for seven weeks until Rishi Sunak brought him back.

The ex-senior official said Raab’s behaviour did not appear to be “targeted” at specific people or groups. “It wasn't that there was this inner coterie that he was polite to, or even civil to. He would shut down some advisers in the middle of a meeting and say words to the effect of: ‘Don't talk. I don’t want to hear from you,’” the official said.

They said they and others had “spent all of our time managing” the secretary of state and trying to insulate more junior civil servants from him. They said the justice secretary would frequently interrupt civil servants during briefings and berate them.

“We just didn't trust that he wasn't going to cut you off after half a sentence and say, ‘I don't want to hear that, I don't want to listen to you,’ which I would never want any of my staff being subjected to. Or [he might] ask you for some entirely spurious bits of data, which you felt was asked just to test you – and then he would just keep on asking in front of everyone,” they said.

“He’d say things like, ‘Oh, come on. Why don't you know it?’ And he’d bang the table and say ‘Guys, it's ridiculous, you don't know basic data’”.

Raab's spokesperson said the justice secretary has always had a zero-tolerance attitude to bullying and does not recognise the characterisation sources described to CSW of his behaviour, or of the environment in any of the departments he has worked in.

While Raab expects officials to have a good understanding of their subject areas and will ask questions about important data points, he does not berate anyone or hit desks, they said. They also denied that he had shaken with rage or used the phrases attributed to him by the senior official. The official said they were concerned about “what that culture of fear does to the quality of advice and therefore how the country is served." 

"It's shit for the civil servants, but this overall culture is even shitter for the country,” they said. “The expectations he set – he would characterise them, I suspect, as driving delivery. Actually, they were just beyond realistic and you couldn't challenge them.”

Raab’s “reputation” also hindered recruitment for a principal private secretary, according to the official. “Nobody would apply... nobody wants to work for him,” they said.

Two sources said Raab had removed his first PPS from the role because he felt they were too junior. CSW understands the PPS was offered the chance to stay on as a deputy to their replacement, but chose instead to move to another team within the department. Raab then demanded a director be appointed instead, despite the fact that principal private secretaries are normally deputy-director level, because he believed it would strengthen the private office. The same job was advertised this September – during Raab's brief absence from the MoJ – as a deputy-director post. Recruitment is now open again for a PPS at director level.

The claims are the latest in a series of allegations about Raab’s conduct. Around 15 officials in his private office who had described being traumatised by his behaviour are said to have been offered “respite or a route out” of the department when he returned, according to the Guardian.

CSW understands his private office staff – including those who have left – have been offered trauma-informed resilience coaching. The cabinet minister's spokesperson noted that all civil servants have access to mental-health and other wellbeing support, and said Raab had bolstered the support on offer following the Covid pandemic.

The Mirror reported last week that the deputy PM had been nicknamed “the incinerator” because he “burns through” staff so quickly; and the Sun alleged that Raab had thrown tomatoes across the room during a “tirade” in June.

Former FCO permanent secretary Simon McDonald told LBC on Monday that Raab had been a “tough boss” in his previous post as foreign secretary, and that he considered it plausible that the minister could bully staff.

The news follows the resignation of Raab’s former cabinet colleague Sir Gavin Williamson, who is alleged to have bullied staff at the Ministry of Defence. The former defence secretary reportedly told a civil servant to “slit your throat” and “jump out of the window”. Williamson has denied all claims of bullying, but has not explicitly denied using those phrases.

The senior official CSW spoke to said they had never heard Raab use offensive phrases similar to those Williamson has been quoted as saying. Instead, Raab was “more systematic, intimidating and belittling those he came into contact with”, they said. “He was known as a bully in the department,” they added.

“It was more insidious because there was nothing you could ever [report to the perm sec] that was equivalent to ‘He just told me to slit my throat’. It was just sort of, ‘Well, it's just Dom, isn't it? And he's just a bit like that.’”

The official said Raab’s behaviour had made their working life extremely difficult, despite considering themselves “fairly resilient and hardened” after having worked for several secretaries of state. “I remember coming out of a meeting and feeling utterly shaken,” they said. At other times, the justice secretary would be “absolutely charming, so you weren't ever sure who you were going to get”. “Although mostly you knew,” they added.

A spokesperson for Dominic Raab said: “Dominic has acted with professionalism and integrity in all of his government roles. He has an excellent record of driving positive change in multiple government departments by working well with officials. He holds everyone, and most of all himself, to the high standards that the British people would expect of their government.”

The MoJ directed CSW to Raab’s spokesperson and declined to comment further.

34 comments:

  1. Pots & Kettles

    https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-mail-on-sunday/20200726/281805696252986

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8537319/Woman-tipped-No10-job-bullying-row-Claims-diplomat-loved-mix-stars.html

    "in 2017, when she was Britain's consul general in New York, she was investigated over a flood of allegations that she had 'terrorised' staff who criticised her extravagant lifestyle and reportedly lavish spending."

    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/dominic-raab-bullying-civil-servants-traumatised-ministry-justice-pgm8qb9zt [paywall]

    https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/dominic-raab-bullying-claims-plausible-28488044

    "Antonia Romeo, the top mandarin in the Ministry of Justice, gave Mr Raab a dressing down over his treatment of staff when he returned to the department last month."

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  2. I do believe Dido Harding has been tasked with getting to the truth of the matter. How that appointment fails to inspire you with confidence is a mystery given her previous feats such as the world beating Test and Trace. happy days!

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    1. I suspect they will drag this out let the heat pass to cool. Then a brief report and conclude in no way was any offence or undermining deliberate but strong feelings drive complaint although felt to excessive by some. Any pressure it is more a reflection of the crisis that all government departments faced during those difficult COVID times and ministry budget crime issues. The change over of prime minister's and the need to cover ongoing issues meant pressures at times felt relentless or personally driven. This was not a wilful I intention but perhaps more reasonably the general feeling of constant fire fighting leaving staff pressed for tasks more urgently than usual.
      You can write the crap a 100 different ways but they will dig the twerp out .

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  3. https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.theguardian.com/politics/2022/nov/19/dominic-raab-conflicts-with-staff-delays-afghanistan-?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIKAGwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16688686699545&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fpolitics%2F2022%2Fnov%2F19%2Fdominic-raab-conflicts-with-staff-delays-afghanistan-

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  4. Speaking of bullies & a new world order...

    cnn report:  Former President Donald Trump’s Twitter account has been reinstated on the platform. The account, which Twitter banned following the January 6 attack on the Capitol, was restored after Twitter CEO Elon Musk posted a poll on Twitter on Friday night asking the platform’s users if Trump should be reinstated.

    “The people have spoken. Trump will be reinstated,” Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk tweeted Saturday night. “Vox Populi, Vox Dei,” Latin for “the voice of the people is the voice of God.”

    The final poll results on Saturday night showed 51.8% in favor and 48.2% opposed. The poll included 15 million votes.

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    1. I like democracy....just not the democracy I don't like.....

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    2. something similar happened in the UK in 2016:
      Total votes 33,577,342
      Leave the European Union 17,410,742 51.89%
      Remain in the EU 16,141,241 48.11 %

      And that's proved to be a total shit-shower

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  5. Actually I have. When that bully has been a manipulating dv perpetrator or sex offender.

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  6. Why are you surprised, is Romero not a bully too?

    Raab is leading by example and Tories have always been bully boys. I’d still prefer him over the last few Justice Ministers. Sunak’s appointments will prove to be just as bad as Johnson’s.

    Raab’s behaviour is not much different from many of our probation senior managers and regional directors.

    Pity the Civil Service is about to go on strike while the Probation Service plods on as a silent minority.

    http://probationmatters.blogspot.com/2022/03/command-and-control.html?m=1

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  7. bullying
    |bû‑lee‑ing|
    Noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others
    = blustery
    ≈ domineering
    Noun: bullying
    |bû‑lee‑ing|
    The act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
    = intimidation
    Derived
    Adverb: bullyingly
    Verb: bully
    |bû‑lee|
    Be bossy towards
    = boss, boss around, browbeat, hector, push about, push around, strong-arm
    Discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
    = browbeat, swagger, throw tomatoes

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    1. Napos own record is appalling on this front so let's try and set any examples here . That being said the culture is now core driven and by the tainted influx of the private sector influence so called added value crap. When the Tories choose ministers they have only a spoon a barrel and some scraping to do to pull out their remaining scum.

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  8. https://www-dailymail-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11449693/amp/Ministry-Justice-staff-told-not-use-35-everyday-phrases-trans-allies.html?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16690209799003&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Farticle-11449693%2FMinistry-Justice-staff-told-not-use-35-everyday-phrases-trans-allies.html

    'Getafix

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  9. Wtf. “The national uniform project is coming this December. A project to update HMPPS uniform worn by operational staff in prisons, in the COMMUNITY and youth custody settings is starting this December”. Im getting sick of the HMPPS prison shite and they can fcuk right off if they think I’ll be wearing a uniform in the probation office.

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    1. The national uniform project is coming this December
      Published 15/11/2022

      A project to update HMPPS uniform worn by operational staff in prisons, in the community and youth custody settings is starting this December.

      The national uniform project will reflect HMPPS’ commitment to workplace diversity, staff welfare and personal protection.

      A staff survey will be launched in December which will gather opinions and insight from operational colleagues. This data will then be collated and reviewed. The project will then work with designers on ways to update the uniform while taking into account the views and ideas of staff before seeking approval of senior management and ministers.

      What will the questions cover?
      Questions will cover diversity and inclusion, operational viability and the way the uniform looks. Any uniform changes will be on a cost-neutral basis.

      The project will consider the below as part of the feedback from staff:

      standard custodial staff uniform
      the way staff carry mandatory equipment
      special purchases
      maternity wear
      specialist needs
      female PE sports bras
      religious dress
      trainers
      non-standard measurements

      Who is involved?
      The scope of the project is broad enough to capture all uniform groups, including operational staff, PEIs, unpaid work instructors, dog handlers, operational supper grades and control and restraint instructors.

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    2. HMPPS probation staff ought to be wearing the shiny suits favoured by tv evangelists, with samples of their snake oil in their pockets.

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    3. Uniforms I feel are an inevitable consequence of the direction of travel the probation service is on.
      I doubt if they are imminent, although unpaid work supervisors may be the first to have them foisted upon them to give a visual display in the community of probation 'protecting' the public!
      It's what comes along side uniforms that is more worrying. Those wearing them become foot soldiers for the ideology being dictated from the gold braided generals at the top.
      Uniforms bring everyone onto the same page. The uniform is a representation and a symbol of the organisations ideology and purpose.
      If you're not with it you're against it or dont belong in, or deserve to wear the uniform.
      That's a constant for all uniform wearers, whether it be military or John Lewis's or public transport.
      I think a probation service clad in uniform is so far away from my personal concept of what probation should be about and how it should enact with the communities it serves, so far away from its core identity, that the introduction of uniforms should be accompanied by a change of name for the service.
      Uniforms today? Pepper spray tomorrow?
      Whatever happened to probation?
      Wheres it gone?

      'Getafix

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    4. Well why not work is script these days. I could do with a pay rise but if they save my clothing costs. I could see myself in slacks and number navy blue or grey . I won't have to iron blouse or skirts . I can use flat shoes or possibly their boots why not . I'm not fussed it will set us aside Luke police and guards but we need some identity in the system why not dress. It gets them around the dress code debate anyway.

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    5. And when your pay is correlated to whatever rank the uniform you wear dictates regardless of time in service or qualification might you still be so content?

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    6. It is not about pay us it. I recall a paper some weeks ago from the mouth piece double faced do as his told produce a staff consultation plan for change. No mention of a new cloth then. As stated his proposals were bullshit then as this is a reality now. Just prefer blue myself grey will do it's the level of shit this non probation world is bar the old name. Napo says nothing of course I'm guessing the captain mannering will be asking f or a few spare jumpers XXL x2 so he stand full square Table Thumping a whisper of recommendations.

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  10. This is where bullying leads... its the same mechanism viz-an overblown sense of entitlement, constant demands, treating others as less than, a power imbalance in every respect (emotional, financial, physical):

    https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/feb/27/femicide-census-theres-a-disturbing-reason-for-the-falling-number-of-murders

    And then add a uniform into the mix...

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  11. The uniform review is only for HMPPS staff who are already in uniform so does not impact probation.
    It has been on the cards for years in order to move away from the More authoritarian black and white officer uniforms for a “softer style”.....

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  12. Most of the new probation staff would love wearing a uniform already frustrated police officers

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  13. People on probation are dying of cold on the streets whilst you rattle on about DR and his bullying. Come on, throw some light on the subject. How the hell are we supposed to rehabilitate and protect the public when there is no housing provision for so many of our service users and housing authorities refuse to provide emergency accommodation because our service users have a poor track record or are too high risk.Some areas don't even have night shelters, either that or they are full. How come we just accept this situation and there isn't an outcry amongst Probation staff. If you accept it you are colluding with it. Start speaking out if you haven't already. Don't just accept it as normal because it isn't.

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    1. On the streets indeed at no point do beach fronted 4 star hotels offer the council a discounted rate to home people at Xmas. Instead the Tories have booked all the rooms for tourists in dinghy's deliberately to inflame populists options of a small minority issue that is now populist right wing supporting distraction. Britain needs a housing strategy to prevent private bonanza keeping people poor while enrichening the pockets of buy to let. We need to restore public council tenants new homes council run privatised trust get lost taking profits away that should be paid back in cheaper rents new housing.

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    2. "the Tories have booked all the rooms for tourists in dinghy's" - also to deliberately to inflame populist opinion? You now have to post a video a la Joe Lycett to explain you didn't actually mean what you said.

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  14. If HMPPS force us to wear uniforms it’d be a sad day for Probation. It’d be the end of everything Probation. It’s a shame there’s probably already Probation officers that relish the prospect of a probation unifom.

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  15. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/nov/21/top-whitehall-official-had-to-apologise-over-alleged-bad-behaviour-by-dominic-raab?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

    Whitehall sources said the deputy prime minister, who is facing two official complaints over alleged bullying, had acted “so badly and inappropriately” at a high-level meeting earlier this year that the permanent secretary at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) was forced to call then home secretary Priti Patel’s senior officials to express regret.

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  16. https://rozenberg.substack.com/p/mps-to-grill-raab

    Anyone have a subscription to JR's work?

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    1. 2pm today

      https://committees.parliament.uk/event/15799/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/

      Link to live-stream coverage:

      https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/f6209238-55e6-4f8e-b4cb-c9a8a8ffe8fe

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    2. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-11458053/HENRY-DEEDES-dissects-Dominic-Raabs-butter-wouldnt-melt-charm-Justice-Committee-hearing.html

      This is what his **media friends** say about him:

      "Dominic Raab was speaking softly in the relaxing tones of a chief wellness instructor at an exorbitant alpine spa. His whole demeanour reeked of faux friendly innocence and butter-wouldn’t-melt charm... Every now and then, little trails of red mist came over him, sending those velociraptor-like eyes of his pulsating with fury... For just shy of two hours, Raab was grilled before the committee finally let him go. ‘Always a pleasure,’ Raab fibbed, before heading off back to the Ministry of Justice, seemingly in decent enough spirits. 

      I do hope an assistant remembered to put the office fruit bowl somewhere out of reach all the same."

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  17. As exver, lawless tories continue to exercise blatant contempt for parliament & the electorate whilst coining it in:

    https://www.aol.co.uk/matt-hancock-broke-rules-post-190627244.html

    "Matt Hancock has broken Government rules by not consulting Parliament’s anti-corruption watchdog before appearing on I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!"

    But you might already have guessed the next bit:

    On a potential punishment, Lord Pickles told Mr Dowden: “It is a matter for you to decide what appropriate action to take. However, given the transparent nature of Mr Hancock’s role which is limited to appearing on these shows… I believe it would be disproportionate to take any further action in this case.”

    Do what they fucking like then get their mates to shrug & say, "Ah well, shit happens, its all perfectly normal, we are where we are, it is what it is, no need to dwell, nothing to see here, time to move on..."

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  18. EXCL: Dominic Raab faces more claims of bullying

    @BBCNewsnight
    ’s been told dozens of his ex-private secretaries are to submit formal complaints, in a co-ordinated effort to lodge concerns

    There are also questions over Mr Raab’s use of personal email accounts

    More 1030pm BBC 2

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    1. What raab cannot argue is a small group of upset sensitive people . Too many cannot be wrong in the balance of probabilities. He will realise at some point better go than hang on because like BJ once the shock passes the reality of an untenable breach of staff trust means he could not be effective for the country as he is an appalling minister who's ego has destroyed his chances of doing anything.

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  19. https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprobation/media/press-releases/2022/11/final-london-pdus/

    Lewisham and Bromley PDU has been rated as ‘Inadequate’ – the lowest rating possible – with inspections of Newham PDU and Barking, Dagenham and Havering PDU both rated as ‘Requires improvement’.

    They join Hammersmith, Fulham, Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster PDU, Lambeth PDU and Ealing and Hillingdon PDU – which were all rated ‘Inadequate’ in reports published in October 2022 – in completing our inspections of a third of the city’s probation services.

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