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Dominic Raab ‘left junior staff scared to enter his office’, says official

Lord McDonald urges Rishi Sunak to ‘have another look’ at bullying complaints procedures

The Independent UK

Biafran separatist leader's brother challenges UK in London court

A lawsuit accusing the British government of refusing to acknowledge that jailed Biafran separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu was the victim of extraordinary rendition to Nigeria began at a court in London on Tuesday.

Reuters

Sunak urges officials with concerns about Raab to come forward

PM says he is not aware of any formal complaints about deputy but refuses to say if he has been told of informal bullying claims

The Guardian - UK

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People with concerns over Raab should come forward, says Rishi Sunak OLD

Former civil service chief says colleagues were ‘scared’ to go into minister’s office

The Independent UK

'Abrasive' Dominic Raab's staff were 'scared' to enter his office, top official declares

In an explosive intervention, Lord Simon McDonald - who led the Foreign Office when Dominic Raab was Foreign Secretary - said the Deputy PM was "abrasive and controlling" with his staff and 'people felt demeaned'

Daily Mirror

Dominic Raab ‘left junior staff scared to enter office’ while foreign secretary

The former top civil servant in the Foreign Office said the under-fire Deputy Prime Minister was demeaning and abrasive to staff.

The Independent UK

Dominic Raab’s staff were ‘scared to go into his office’, ex-Foreign Office chief reveals OLD

‘I think people felt demeaned. And I tried to have that conversation with him’

The Independent UK

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Deputy PM Raab ‘warned about his behaviour’ at the Foreign Office

Dominic Raab will stand in at Prime Minister’s Questions but is under pressure over allegations about his treatment of officials.

The Independent UK

Dominic Raab was warned about his behaviour by top Foreign Office official

Exclusive: fresh claims that Simon McDonald relayed staff complaints to Raab when he was foreign secretary

The Guardian - UK

Foreign Office updates Turkey travel advice for Brits after Istanbul bomb explosion

The UK Foreign Office has updated its travel advice for Turkey following an explosion in Istanbul’s busiest shopping street on Sunday, which killed six people

Daily Mirror

EU targets Iran's Revolutionary Guard over Russia war drones

The European Union has imposed sanctions on the chief of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, the corp’s Aerospace Force and a company making drones that the bloc says have been used by Russia in its war against Ukraine

The Independent UK

Dominic Raab bullying claims are 'plausible' warns top official - 'he's a tough boss'

Sir Simon McDonald, the former head of the Foreign Office and Diplomatic Service, said Dominic Raab was a “tough boss” and “one of the most driven people I ever worked for” - then admitted: “Maybe they are euphemisms”

Daily Mirror

Drug scanners, £15 beers and burner phones: Fans' guide to life at Qatar World Cup

A million visitors are expected in Qatar over the next month but concerns and questions remain around the autocratics state's strict laws. So let MirrorFootball explain many of the dos and donts for World Cup fans

Daily Mirror

UK targets leading Iranian officials in latest sanctions list

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly on Monday hit out at the ‘violent crackdown’ on the protests sweeping Iran.

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The Independent UK

‘Plausible’ for Raab to be characterised as someone who could bully, former top civil servant warns

Simon McDonald, who worked closely Mr Raab at the Foreign Office, described him as ‘a tough boss’

The Independent UK

Foreign Secretary defends World Cup LGBT advice after criticism

James Cleverly was criticised last month for suggesting gay fans should show a ‘a little bit of flex and compromise’.

Liverpool Echo

Turkey travel warning after Istanbul explosion

The UK Foreign Office has updated its travel advice for Turkey

The Guardian - UK

Foreign Office asks Iran to explain alleged death threats to UK-based reporters

Deputy ambassador summoned after Met police warns of credible threats to journalists reporting on Iran protests

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The Independent UK

UK summons Iran envoy over alleged threats to journalists

Britain’s foreign minister has summoned Iran’s top diplomat in London to protest alleged threats against journalists in the U_K_ The Foreign Office said Friday that London’s Metropolitan Police had “contacted a number of U_K_-based journalists, having received credible information about a threat to their lives.”

Evening Standard

Cleverly summons Iranian diplomat following ‘threats’ to journalists in UK

Police received ‘credible information’ about a threat to the lives of journalists

The Independent UK

Cleverly summons Iranian diplomat following ‘threats’ to UK-based journalists

The Foreign Secretary said ‘intimidation of any kind’ towards members of the press in Britain would not be tolerated.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson worst PM in my 40 years, says ex-Foreign Office chief

Johnson was ‘chaotic’, says former top civil servant who served under seven prime ministers

Liverpool Echo

Turkey travel warning issued from UK Foreign Office

The FCDO updated its travel advice for Brits visiting Turkey

Manchester Evening News

Lancashire man killed in Ukraine as family pay tribute to 'real-life hero'

Simon Lingard, who served in UK's Special Forces, died while fighting in Ukraine on Monday

Daily Mirror

Ex-Foreign Office chief says Boris Johnson was the 'worst' PM he worked under

Sir Simon McDonald whose explosive intervention helped bring down the former Prime Minister in the summer said Boris Johnson was 'charismatic' but 'chaotic'

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