Following an inquiry into bullying allegations, the U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab resigned on Friday.
Gatekeepers News reports Raab announced his resignation in a letter addressed to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and published on his Twitter account.
Raab stated that he “called for the inquiry and undertook to resign, if it made any finding of bullying whatsoever. I believe it is important to keep my word.”
In November, Sunak launched an independent investigation into Raab’s behaviour after eight formal complaints were lodged by at least 24 staff members during Raab’s time as Justice Minister, Foreign Minister and Brexit Minister.
Although the findings of the report have been delivered to Sunak on Thursday, they are not yet been released and the UK PM is also yet to provide a statement.
However, Raab said the investigation carried out by senior lawyer Adam Tolley had dismissed all but two of the claims leveled at Raab, which he noted are “flawed and set a dangerous precedent for the conduct of good government.”
Raab wrote in reference to some of the claims leveled against him, “Mr Tolley concluded that I had not once, in four and a half years, sworn or shouted at anyone, let alone thrown anything or otherwise physically intimidated anyone, nor intentionally sought to belittle anyone.
“I am genuinely sorry for any unintended stress or offence that an officials felt, as a result of the pace, standards and challenge that I brought to the Ministry of Justice.”
Raab’s resignation marks the third high-level minister to departure under Sunak’s watch amid allegations of misconduct.
In October during his first speech as prime minister, Sunak pledged his government would be rooted on ethical conduct, “This government will have integrity, professionalism and accountability at every level. Trust is earned. And I will earn yours,” he said.
