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| − | + | '''Dominic Rennie Raab''' is a UK politician who was [[Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Deputy Prime Minister]], [[Secretary of State for Justice]] and [[Lord Chancellor]] from October 2022 until April 2023, and earlier from 2021 to September 2022. Previously, he was [[First Secretary of State]] and [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs]] from July 2019 until September 2021. | |
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| − | + | On 21 April 2023, Dominic Raab resigned following a months-long independent investigation into formal complaints about his bullying behaviour from a number of civil servants.<ref>''[https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/21/uk-deputy-prime-minister-dominic-raab-accused-of-bullying-quits "UK Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab, accused of bullying, quits"]''</ref> In a letter to Prime Minister [[Rishi Sunak]] published on ''[[Twitter]]'', Raab said the inquiry had set a dangerous precedent, but that he would remain supportive of the government.{{QB| | |
| + | :“I 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,” Raab said.<ref>''[https://twitter.com/DominicRaab/status/1649334236216713219 "Dominic Raab's resignation statement"]''</ref>}} | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| − | Dominic Raab | + | Dominic Raab was a [[Foreign Office]] lawyer and [[David Davis]] protégé.<ref>''[https://www.politico.eu/article/boris-johnson-new-cabinet-whos-in/ "Meet Boris Johnson’s new Cabinet"]''</ref> |
| + | A member of the [[Conservative Party]], Dominic Raab has been the [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for Esher and Walton since the UK/2010 General Election.<ref>''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/representatives/profiles/83496.stm "Dominic Raab MP - profile"]''</ref> | ||
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| + | In April 2020, Raab became ''de facto'' [[UK Prime Minister]] as [[Boris Johnson]] was hospitalised with [[COVID-19]].<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8195167/Dominic-Raab-one-time-boxing-blue-just-one-years-Cabinet-experience.html</ref> | ||
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| + | On 24 April 2020, [[Craig Murray]] wrote: | ||
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| + | "Beyond any doubt, it would have been Dominic Raab’s personal decision to grant a fake diplomatic immunity to [[Anne Sacoolas]] and permit her to leave the country."<ref>''[https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2020/04/the-disgusting-lies-on-harry-dunns-death-must-stop/ "The Disgusting Lies on Harry Dunn’s Death Must Stop"]''</ref> | ||
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| + | In August 2021 he did not quarantine when coming back from [[France]]. Because it's a [[Double standard]].<ref>https://www.rt.com/uk/531460-raab-france-trip-quarantine/</ref> | ||
==Opinions== | ==Opinions== | ||
===Brexit=== | ===Brexit=== | ||
| − | Raab was a ''Vote Leave'' campaigner. He quit [[Theresa May]]’s Cabinet in protest over the [[Brexit]] deal he helped negotiate. | + | Raab was a ''Vote Leave'' campaigner. He quit [[Theresa May]]’s Cabinet in protest over the [[Brexit]] deal he helped negotiate. |
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| + | ===Lockdown=== | ||
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| + | |date=April 2020 | ||
| + | |text=So early relaxation [of the [[UK COVID-19 lockdown]]] would do more damage to the economy over a long period... the government has decided the current measures must remain in place for at least the next three weeks... We’ve already sacrificed too much to give up now... so we need to be patient a while longer... now is not the moment to give the [[coronavirus]] a second chance. | ||
| + | |source_URL=https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2020/04/16/three-more-weeks-raab-reveals-uks-five-tests-to-lift-the-lockdown/ | ||
| + | |source_name=Breitbart | ||
| + | |subjects=UK COVID-19 lockdown | ||
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{{SMWDocs}} | {{SMWDocs}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Dominic Rennie Raab is a UK politician who was Deputy Prime Minister, Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor from October 2022 until April 2023, and earlier from 2021 to September 2022. Previously, he was First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from July 2019 until September 2021.
On 21 April 2023, Dominic Raab resigned following a months-long independent investigation into formal complaints about his bullying behaviour from a number of civil servants.[1] In a letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak published on Twitter, Raab said the inquiry had set a dangerous precedent, but that he would remain supportive of the government.
- “I 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,” Raab said.[2]
Contents
Background
Raab was born to a Czech-born Jewish refugee.
Career
Dominic Raab was a Foreign Office lawyer and David Davis protégé.[3]
A member of the Conservative Party, Dominic Raab has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Esher and Walton since the UK/2010 General Election.[4]
In April 2020, Raab became de facto UK Prime Minister as Boris Johnson was hospitalised with COVID-19.[5]
On 24 April 2020, Craig Murray wrote:
"Beyond any doubt, it would have been Dominic Raab’s personal decision to grant a fake diplomatic immunity to Anne Sacoolas and permit her to leave the country."[6]
In August 2021 he did not quarantine when coming back from France. Because it's a Double standard.[7]
Opinions
Brexit
Raab was a Vote Leave campaigner. He quit Theresa May’s Cabinet in protest over the Brexit deal he helped negotiate.
Lockdown
“So early relaxation [of the UK COVID-19 lockdown] would do more damage to the economy over a long period... the government has decided the current measures must remain in place for at least the next three weeks... We’ve already sacrificed too much to give up now... so we need to be patient a while longer... now is not the moment to give the coronavirus a second chance.”
Dominic Raab (April 2020) [8]
An appointment by Dominic Raab
| Appointee | Job | Appointed |
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| Barbara Woodward | UK/Permanent Representative to the UN | 6 August 2020 |
Event Participated in
| Event | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| UK/Parliament/Voted YES to vaccine passports in 2021 | UK/House of Commons | These members of the UK Parliament voted YES to the introduction of a "vaccine" passport in 2021 |
Related Documents
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:Boris Johnson is Unfit for National Office | blog post | 13 December 2021 | Clifford Thurlow | Johnson has been astute with the people he has gathered about him in the Cabinet. They are greedy and self-serving. They will never Level Up. They will continue to leech money from the NHS, underfund schools and keep hungry people queuing up outside food banks. |
| Document:Pro-Kremlin trolls infiltrating comments on news sites for major influence operation, research says | Article | 6 September 2021 | Deborah Haynes | A study at Cardiff University shows that "Pro-Kremlin trolls" are influencing opinion in the West by infiltrating the comments sections of news websites. Dissent from the Official Narrative? Must be Russian disinformation. |
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References
- ↑ "UK Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab, accused of bullying, quits"
- ↑ "Dominic Raab's resignation statement"
- ↑ "Meet Boris Johnson’s new Cabinet"
- ↑ "Dominic Raab MP - profile"
- ↑ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8195167/Dominic-Raab-one-time-boxing-blue-just-one-years-Cabinet-experience.html
- ↑ "The Disgusting Lies on Harry Dunn’s Death Must Stop"
- ↑ https://www.rt.com/uk/531460-raab-france-trip-quarantine/
- ↑ https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2020/04/16/three-more-weeks-raab-reveals-uks-five-tests-to-lift-the-lockdown/ Breitbart
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