The matter needs urgent attention, not just to reduce the toll on civil servants, but also for the sake of effective government
We will know shortly whether Dominic Raab is guilty of bullying his staff or not. The investigation into the allegations, being led by senior lawyer Adam Tolley KC, is expected to conclude in the coming days.
I worked closely with Raab following the incorporation of the Department for International Development into the Foreign Office in August 2020. He certainly acquired a reputation for being extremely demanding, bordering on aggressive. There was widespread awareness of his behaviour among staff at the new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Whether this translates into bullying or not, Tolley will soon decide.
Moazzam Malik is honorary fellow at Hertford College, Oxford University, honorary professor at the UCL Policy Lab and is a former director general at the Foreign Office
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