UK’s deputy PM Dominic Raab quits after bullying investigation

Dominic Raab. Pic/AP

U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab resigned Friday after an independent investigation found he bullied civil servants, though he criticized the report as "flawed."

Raab's announcement came the day after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak received findings into eight formal complaints that Raab, who is also justice secretary, had been abusive toward staff members during a previous stint in that office and while serving as Britain's foreign secretary and Brexit secretary.

Raab, 49, denied claims he belittled and demeaned his staff and said he "behaved professionally at all times," but said he was resigning because he had promised to do so if the bullying complaints were upheld. The investigation made two findings of bullying against him and dismissed the others, Raab said in his resignation letter. He called the findings "flawed" and said the inquiry "set a dangerous precedent" by "setting the threshold for bullying so low." Raab said he quit because he was "duty bound" to resign since he had promised to. He noted the inquiry concluded he had not "sworn or shouted at anyone, let alone thrown anything or otherwise physically intimidated anyone."

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