Dominic Raab to face down as MP at subsequent basic election

Former justice secretary and deputy prime minister Dominic Raab will stand down on the subsequent election, Sky News understands.

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It comes a month after he stop Rishi Sunak's cupboard over claims he bullied civil servants.

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Mr Raab has been the Conservative MP for Esher and Walton in Surrey since 2010.

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He has "become increasingly concerned" concerning the stress the job has positioned on his younger household, in line with a letter explaining his resolution seen by The Telegraph.

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Mr Raab is the most recent high-profile Tory MP to announce they won't be contesting their seats.

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Other former cupboard ministers reminiscent of Sajid Javid, Nadine Dorries, Matt Hancock and George Eustice have also announced their intention to stand down.

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Last month, a bullying probe into Mr Raab's behaviour concluded he acted in an "intimidating way" and was "unreasonably and persistently aggressive" in conferences.

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The findings, from impartial investigator Adan Tolley, additionally mentioned his conduct whereas working throughout totally different authorities departments "involved an abuse or misuse of power in a way that undermines or humiliates".

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The report was triggered after eight formal complaints towards Mr Raab from throughout his time as justice secretary, international secretary and Brexit secretary - with two of them upheld.

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Mr Raab, who denied wrongdoing, had mentioned he would resign if he was discovered to have bullied civil servants.

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He stored that promise however in a fiery resignation letter took problem with the report, calling the inquiry "flawed" and claiming the conclusions "set a dangerous precedent for the conduct of good government".

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He later mentioned it was a "Kafkaesque saga" and accused a small faction of civil servants of coordinating a plot to oust him.

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Mr Raab gained his seat on the final election with a small majority of simply over 2,700 - down from a majority of greater than 23,000 in 2017.

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The space is a primary goal for the Liberal Democrats in 2024, when the following basic election is because of happen.

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