The latest allegations against Tory MP Alok Sharma pose a potentially wider cultural problem for Mr Sunak to tackle. Read more at straitstimes.com.
LONDON - Even as Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak braces for a report on whether his second-in-command Dominic Raab bullied staff, he is facing new allegations that a former Cabinet minister from his party berated civil servants.
Mr Sharma, 55, now a backbench Tory MP representing Reading West, didn’t respond to several e-mails and calls to his office over four days seeking comment on specific claims. Several senior Tory ministers have been forced to resign or come under investigation over allegations of unprofessional behaviour in the workplace and Mr Sunak has vowed to uphold “integrity, professionalism and accountability” in government.
The incidents described by people who worked closely with Mr Sharma echo complaints against other Conservative ministers. Although all four senior officials who discussed Mr Sharma’s behaviour said he could be volatile, they acknowledged that working in government could be stressful and he was under a lot of pressure. One said he could be warm and friendly and sometimes rewarded officials who had worked late with pizza. The officials said they weren’t aware of any official probe into the matter.
Still, the allegations pose a potentially wider cultural problem for Mr Sunak to tackle. The FDA union of civil servants has said that one in six officials reported experiencing or witnessing bullying or harassment in government departments in the past year.
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