![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/dominic-raabs-staff-were-scared-to-enter-his-office-top-official-declares/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/0_JBP_DXX_190422CABINETMINISTERSNO1002JPG.jpg&description=In an explosive intervention, Lord Simon McDonald - who led the Foreign Office when Dominic Raab was Foreign Secretary - said the Deputy PM was "abrasive and controlling" with his staff and 'people felt demeaned'Pressure is mounting on deputy Prime Minister Dominic RaabStaff were 'scared' to go into Dominic Raab's office, the former head of the Foreign Office claimed today. In an explosive intervention, Lord Simon McDonald said the Deputy Prime Minister was 'abrasive and controlling' with his office staff. He urged the Prime Minister and Cabinet Secretary to "look again" at bullying procedures in light of claims against Mr Raab. Lord McDonald, who led the Foreign Office and diplomatic service when Mr Raab was Foreign Secretary, told Times Radio: 'It was language, it was tone. 'He would be very curt with people. And he did this in front of a lot of other people. I think people felt demeaned.' Lord McDonald confirmed reports he raised Mr Raab's behaviour with him, telling Times Radio: ' I tried to have that conversation with him." Former head of the Foreign Office Simon McDonald ( BBC / Thane Bruckland) It ramps up pressure on Mr Raab as he prepares to stand in for Rishi Sunak at tomorrow's Prime Minister's Questions, during Anti-Bullying Week. And it comes hours after Rishi Sunak stood by Mr Raab, saying he didn't 'recognise the characterisation' of his deputy as a bully. The PM - whose Cabinet Office minister Gavin Williamson resigned over bullying claims just a week ago - told reporters on the way to the G20 in Bali: 'I'm not aware of any formal complaints about him.' Yet Downing Street refused to say if an 'expression of concern' - a step before a complaint - was raised about Mr Raab, as has been reported. After reports workers were offered a 'route out' when Mr Raab returned to Cabinet, the Mirror revealed he has been nicknamed 'The Incinerator' as he 'burns through' staff so quickly. Last night Bloomberg reported Simon Case, Britain's top civil servant, was told){kind=link}
In an explosive intervention, Lord Simon McDonald – who led the Foreign Office when Dominic Raab was Foreign Secretary – said the Deputy PM was “abrasive and controlling” with his staff and ‘people felt demeaned’
Staff were “scared” to go into Dominic Raab’s office, the former head of the Foreign Office claimed today.
In an explosive intervention, Lord Simon McDonald said the Deputy Prime Minister was “abrasive and controlling” with his office staff.
He urged the Prime Minister and Cabinet Secretary to “look again” at bullying procedures in light of claims against Mr Raab.
Lord McDonald, who led the Foreign Office and diplomatic service when Mr Raab was Foreign Secretary, told Times Radio: “It was language, it was tone.