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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|
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:“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>}}
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Raab was born to a [[Czech]]-born [[Jewish]] refugee.
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'''Dominic Rennie Raab''' is a UK politician who was the [[First Secretary of State]] and [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs]] since July 2019. A member of the [[Conservative Party]], he has also 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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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>
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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>
  
 
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>
 
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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"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>
 
"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>
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Raab was born to a [[Czech]]-born [[Jewish]] refugee.
 
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Dominic Raab, [[Foreign Secretary]] and ''de facto'' [[UK Deputy Prime Minister]]. He 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>
 
  
 
==Opinions==
 
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===Brexit===
 
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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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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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Latest revision as of 04:36, 23 January 2024

Person.png Dominic Raab   TwitterRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(lawyer, politician)
Dominic Raab.jpg
BornDominic Rennie Raab
25 February 1974
Alma materOxford University/Lady Margaret Hall

Employment.png Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

In office
25 October 2022 - 21 April 2023
BossRishi Sunak
Preceded byThérèse Coffey
Succeeded byOliver Dowden

Employment.png Secretary of State for Justice,  Lord Chancellor

In office
25 October 2022 - 21 April 2023

Employment.png First Secretary of State Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
24 July 2019 - 15 September 2021

Employment.png UK/Foreign Secretary Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
24 July 2019 - 15 September 2021
Preceded byJeremy Hunt
Succeeded byLiz Truss

Employment.png Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union

In office
9 July 2018 - 15 November 2018
Preceded byDavid Davis
Succeeded byStephen Barclay

Employment.png Member of Parliament for Esher and Walton

In office
6 May 2010 - Present

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]

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

AppointeeJobAppointed
Barbara WoodwardUK/Permanent Representative to the UN6 August 2020

 

Event Participated in

EventLocation(s)Description
UK/Parliament/Voted YES to vaccine passports in 2021UK/House of CommonsThese members of the UK Parliament voted YES to the introduction of a "vaccine" passport in 2021

 

Related Documents

TitleTypePublication dateAuthor(s)Description
Document:Boris Johnson is Unfit for National Officeblog post13 December 2021Clifford ThurlowJohnson 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 saysArticle6 September 2021Deborah HaynesA 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

  1. ↑ "UK Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab, accused of bullying, quits"
  2. ↑ "Dominic Raab's resignation statement"
  3. ↑ "Meet Boris Johnson’s new Cabinet"
  4. ↑ "Dominic Raab MP - profile"
  5. ↑ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8195167/Dominic-Raab-one-time-boxing-blue-just-one-years-Cabinet-experience.html
  6. ↑ "The Disgusting Lies on Harry Dunn’s Death Must Stop"
  7. ↑ https://www.rt.com/uk/531460-raab-france-trip-quarantine/
  8. ↑ 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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