Kafkaesque: Raab denies bullying then writes threatening article

Deputy PM Dominic Raab has finally resigned after an official investigation into claims he bullied civil servants found he acted in an “intimidating” fashion and displayed “persistently aggressive conduct”.

In one case the former deputy prime minister made what “could have been understood as a threat” which had a “significant” adverse effect on the person affected, an independent probe found.

His departure sparked a mini-reshuffle of the Cabinet, with Oliver Dowden, the current Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, replacing him as deputy PM, and Alex Clark, a former junior minister for the Minstry of Defence, as justice secretary.

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Kafkaesque saga

In an extraordinary move, he also took aim at the inquiry claiming he had been subjected to a “Kafkaesque saga” for which the British people would pay the price.

Keir Starmer – "Nobody wants to hear Dominic Raab whining about having to resign… I'd rather hear from the govt on what they're going to do about the NHS that they've broken… but here we are talking about the failures at the top of the Tory Party…" pic.twitter.com/wNQ81piW5h
— Haggis_UK 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 (@Haggis_UK) April 21, 2023

Dominic Raab, his resignation letter.
The bully, and as with all bullies, defends, denies….

They are all cowards in the end 😡 pic.twitter.com/vHDaBqAWqa
— Carol Vorderman (@carolvorders) April 21, 2023

He went straight to the Daily Telegraph and wrote a comment piece with the title: “The people of Britain will pay the price for this Kafkaesque saga

“Bullying inquiry sets a precedent for officials to target ministers and will paralyse government, claims former deputy prime minister.”

Reactions

Trump said his impeachment was a stitch up, Johnson described the select committee as a kangaroo court, Raab attacks the enquiry into him as being coercive & Kafkaesque.

Anyone else heartily sick of these inadequate, incompetent, macho pricks blaming everything & everyone else? pic.twitter.com/kp9i3k706r
— Buck Frexit! 🇪🇺🇺🇦🌎🐟FBPE #GTTO #PR (@Beany_1) April 21, 2023

"The people of Britain will pay the price for this Kafkaesque saga", you say?

They already are, mate. Clean out your desk. pic.twitter.com/bLC8iZUMeT
— Femi (@Femi_Sorry) April 21, 2023

This is abject farce
How can Raab have a piece printed in the Telegraph BEFORE there is any comment from either Downing St
or the PM#ToriesOut288 #SunakOut179 #GeneralElectionNow https://t.co/kJx67dRs94
— dave lawrence 🐟🐟🐠 (@dave43law) April 21, 2023

Is that a threat?

https://t.co/b6q5xWKEZJ
— Jemma Forte (@jemmaforte) April 21, 2023

Kafkaesque? Raab’s not referring to Metamorphosis, but The Trial. Entirely without irony, one of the most powerful people in the country attempts to portray himself as the victim of a remote, inaccessible authority, who has no clue as to his crime.

Wanker. pic.twitter.com/tDJ3aGMnnY
— Helen the Zen 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 💙 (@helenmallam) April 21, 2023

This by Raab is eye-popping, jaw-droppin
narcissistic egotistical myopic tory dreadfulness at it's very best!
What a tw@

Dominic Raab: the people of Britain will pay the price for this Kafkaesque saga https://t.co/hN7EqS9lK2
— sue#NHSLove💙💙💙#FBNHS #GeneralElectionNow (@SueSuezep) April 21, 2023

Even in his resignation, Dominic Raab demonstrates what a vile bully he is:

"The people of Britain will pay the price for this Kafkaesque saga." – Raab.https://t.co/mXLfCX4QLs
— Chris Shaw (@The_ChrisShaw) April 21, 2023

And so brave Franz Kafka, who identified the plight of the low-status person faced with a ruthless bureaucracy is recruited by a high-status person to attack due process. #KafkaesqueNot
— Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 (@MichaelRosenYes) April 21, 2023

His faraway look.
His captivating eyes like softly boiled eggs.
His throbbing.
His moving tribute to Paul Grayson still brings tears to my eyes.
And now he has fallen on his erect sword.
Another victim of Linekerists & The Anti Growth Coalition.
Dominic Raab, you will be missed😢 pic.twitter.com/6K7Gr6F96V
— Sir Michael Take CBE (@MichaelTakeMP) April 21, 2023

10.

While Rishi Sunak dithers and delays, trying to summon up the guts to sack his own Deputy, Britain is at the mercy of this Tory psychodrama. #DominicRaab pic.twitter.com/xKNAj8WFcR
— Angela Rayner 🌹 (@AngelaRayner) April 21, 2023

11.

Still no sign of the investigation into Dominic Raab from Downing Street. Meanwhile Raab given the time to spin its findings in both his own statement and in a piece for the Telegraph. pic.twitter.com/sM422ifQsC
— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) April 21, 2023

12.

You resigned then run straight to the media to undermine the department you just resigned from.

This bunch of Tories are SO corrupt and disrespectful.
— Greg Herriett (@greg_herriett) April 21, 2023

13.

Raab should’ve been sacked

Instead he gets to

1. resign

2. see the report that’s undisclosed to the public & the 27 allegations against him

3. place an OpEd in the @Telegraph claiming the “threshold for bullying” is too low & warning that we “will pay the price for this saga” https://t.co/ExFu9WbM1Q pic.twitter.com/AguNvVud9P
— Stefan Simanowitz (@StefSimanowitz) April 21, 2023

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