Dominic Raab was 'persistently aggressive in a work meeting', according to a report on his behaviour - read key findings here
Mr Tolley, a senior employment lawyer, was tasked with looking into claims the former justice secretary and deputy PM "bullied and humiliated staff".
According to Mr Tolley, Mr Raab did not target any one specific with this behaviour and did not threaten anyone with disciplinary action. But he concludes there is no "basis for any findings" about Mr Raab's conduct based on these complaints. The report also states that Mr Raab regulated his "abrasiveness" since the investigation began five months and suggests he should have "altered his approach earlier".
According to the report, this could be seen as a "form of intimidating behaviour, in the sense of conveying a threat of unspecified disciplinary action".Dominic Raab would regularly work seven-day weeks, the report found.Mr Tolley said he found a significant amount of evidence of Mr Raab's use of "physical gestures" to communicate
While the person making the complaint said it was intimidating, the report says, Mr Tolley "could not make a finding as to whether it was in fact intimidating in this sense".According to Mr Tolley's investigation, "no-one drew to [Mr Raab's[ attention that his conduct was in any way problematic", in relation to this complaint.Rishi Sunak has accepted his deputy Dominic Raab's resignation "with great sadness".
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