The report makes it clear that some of the group of civil servants who signed the initial complaint had never even met Raab, let alone been the subject of abuse from him.
I have no time for Raab - he seemed an arrogant "head boy" type. However it is clear that the relationship between CS and elected officials is far from acceptable.
CS should deliver public services and support the government of the day to develop and implement its policies. To judge from both Raabs resignation letter and the investigation it seems the CS acted independently and outside the remit agreed by ministers.
This needs resolution - it almost certainly happened at the Home Office with Priti at the helm, and probably Suella. Perhaps CS should be more publicly accountable for the outcome of actions of ministers they support rather than hiding behind a veil of ministerial responsibility.
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