Several of Rishi Sunak’s ministers have bullied staff, the boss of the civil service union claimed yesterday.
Victimised civil servants rarely complained as they had no faith in the system, added FDA head Dave Penman.
Deputy PM Dominic Raab was recently accused of throwing tomatoes in a ‘fit of rage’, while Gavin Williamson quit the cabinet amid bullying claims. Asked on Sky News if it was true ‘several other’ ministers allegedly behaved badly, Mr Penman said: ‘Yes.’
He continued: ‘At times that can verge into what people would characterise as bullying. It blights careers. People end up leaving their jobs.’ Mr Penman said the issue affected ‘every government’ but no ‘effective mechanism’ was in place. It came as shadow levelling up secretary Lisa Nandy told Sky she heard rumours of ‘a pattern of behaviour’ regarding the justice and foreign departments under Mr Raab.
And the foreign office’s former top civil servant, Lord McDonald, told Times Radio: ‘Many (colleagues) were scared to go into his office.’ Challenged about Mr Raab, the PM said: ‘I don’t recognise that characterisation of Dominic and I’m not aware of any formal complaints.’ Mr Raab denied wrongdoing, and a source told Sky Ms Nandy’s claims were ‘baseless mudslinging’.
Meanwhile, standards commissioner Kathryn Stone warned MPs the failure to replace ministerial code adviser Lord Geidt was causing problems.
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