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After the endless scandals of Boris Johnson’s premiership and the blink-and-you-might-miss-it farce of Liz Truss’ time in Downing Street, Rishi Sunak promised in October that his new administration running the United Kingdom would be different. “This government will have integrity, professionalism, and accountability at every level,” Sunak said. Less than six months later, three of his cabinet ministers have left office in scandal.
On Friday, Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Minister Dominic Raab became the latest to go following the conclusion of an inquiry into accusations of bullying made against him by civil servants. In a mealy-mouthed sorry-not-sorry resignation letter, Raab said he felt “duty bound to accept the outcome of the inquiry” but said the investigation has “set a dangerous precedent.”
Raab said the inquiry had “dismissed all but two of the claims” leveled against him and found he “had not once, in four and a half years, sworn or shouted at anyone, let alone thrown anything or otherwise physically intimidated anyone, nor intentionally sought to belittle anyone.”