Dominic Raab ‘made staff member cry’, says ex-colleague in latest bullying claims

One senior civil servant said junior officials were ‘protected’ from being exposed to his humiliation

Dominic Raab “made a member of staff cry”, an ex-colleague has claimed in the latest in a string of allegations of bullying made against the deputy prime minister.

Mr Raab is the subject of an investigation into claims he bullied multiple members of staff and he has committed to resigning from government if the allegations against him are upheld. Mr Raab has strongly denied that he is a bully.

In the latest claims, a colleague who advised Mr Raab in one department, told the BBC: “I didn’t personally feel bullied. I did observe though what I would characterise as bullying behaviour. There is no question in my mind about that.”