Raab Resignationcast
Newscast
BBC
4.3 • 6.6K Ratings
🗓️ 21 April 2023
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has resigned from the government after a report upheld bullying allegations against him.
Adam is joined by Sima Kotecha, Newsnight’s UK Editor, Deputy Political Editor Vicki Young, and Lord Gavin Barwell, Theresa May’s former chief of staff.
Today’s Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn with Rufus Gray and Cordelia Hemming. The technical producer was Michael Regaard. The senior news editor was Sam Bonham.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts |
| 0:05.2 | Hello, after several months of waiting and what felt like several hours of waiting for |
| 0:09.9 | it on Thursday, we have a conclusion to the investigation into whether Dominic Rob, the |
| 0:15.3 | Justice Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister had bullied his staff. |
| 0:19.7 | This was an inquiry done by a KC called Adam Tolly. |
| 0:23.8 | It landed on the Prime Minister's desk on Thursday and on Friday morning, just after breakfast, |
| 0:29.0 | Dominic Rob announced he was resigning. |
| 0:31.8 | And we got an exchange of letters between him and the Prime Minister and Dominic Rob. |
| 0:37.2 | Sort of accepted the inquiry findings, just. |
| 0:40.8 | So what's actually in this report, what's in the letters and what does it mean? |
| 0:44.2 | We will discuss that with a cast of BBC A-Listers. |
| 0:47.4 | Chris Mason is actually interviewing Dominic Rob himself, so we will hear that too on this |
| 0:52.0 | episode of newscast. |
| 0:53.4 | Newscast. |
| 0:54.4 | Newscast from the BBC. |
| 0:55.9 | He got trounced by the former Prime Minister who herself got beaten by a letter. |
| 1:00.2 | At least I didn't slap anybody which is good. |
| 1:02.3 | Rean economy, lab lab lab. |
| 1:04.3 | It's the Guardian reading, tofu eating, woparati. |
| 1:08.6 | I'm actually very right-wing. |
| 1:10.0 | You do come up with the most remarkable twaddle. |
| 1:12.0 | Today I feel gay. |
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