“Doctors found him an hour later lying on the floor. He was dead.”
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Dominic Raab
Dominic Rennie Raab is a British former politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Justice Secretary and Lord Chancellor from September 2021 to September 2022 and again from October 2022 to April 2023. He previously served as First Secretary of State and Foreign Secretary from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Conservative Party, Raab was Member of Parliament (MP) for Esher…
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2026· 11 entries
“All the suspects were cleared by Russian investigators. Some have been promoted, some decorated. In fact, the only people on trial are Magnitsky”
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“This is part-time work experience with commuter expenses paid, typically suited to a gap-year student. The role is not fixed, but designed to offer a range of experience of a parliamentary office.”
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“My blog and website advertise ways for constituents to contact me – by letter, surgery, telephone, comment on my blog and emailing my local association.”
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“I am now formally requesting that you remove my email from your website system. If you refuse, I will submit a formal complaint to the information commissioner.”
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“Please understand that MPs get a high volume of correspondence and emails. Just processing the emails from your website absorbs a disproportionate amount of time and effort, which we may wish to spend on higher priorities, such as helping constituents in real need or other local or parliamentary business.”
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“from the cradle to the grave, men are getting a raw deal. Men work longer hours, die earlier, but retire later than women”
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“The UK stands with Turkey in the fight against terrorism, and recognises the serious threat posed”
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“Injunction for inappropriate behaviour with a woman”
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The Economic Times: Dominic Raab
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Public attention spiked: 4,722 Wikipedia readers in one day, 11.5× the usual 412, with 3 article edits. Editors noted: Added efn about FSoS gap since 2021
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2024· 13 entries
The Guardian: Dominic Raab got near-£17,000 payout after resigning over bullying report
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“In 1985, just before privatisation, 4.2% of total consumer spending was on energy bills. Between 2000 and 2020, that dropped to between 2% and 3%. Even last year during the war in Ukraine, it only hit 3.6%. Does my hon. Friend agree that, as he has already said, the suggestion from the hon. Member for Blaydon (Liz Twist) would wallop consumers?”
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“I recently met Rentstart, a homelessness organisation with a great track record of working with landlords and getting the homeless into rented accommodation. It is slightly concerned that the changes might undermine its relationship with landlords, which it uses to facilitate the finding of homes for many vulnerable constituents and other people who have come into the constituency. In relation to the assessment that new clause 30 would bring about, what reassurance can the Minister give such org”
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“In the Office for National Statistics and House of Commons data, fuel poverty in England was 13.5% back in 1996. It rose to 22% by 2010 and, as has already been mentioned, it fell back to 13% in 2023. Does the Minister agree that that shows that Conservatives deliver energy policy with environmental and economic good sense and have done a lot better than the last Labour Government?”
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“I thank my right hon. Friend for progressing CPTPP with all his usual energy, because it will boost trade and be of huge strategic significance. It is an opportunity of Brexit that must be grasped. On investor-state dispute resolution, he is absolutely right that we must not give way to the naysayers. It will be overwhelmingly in the UK’s interest, given the protections for UK businesses and exporters and the certainty it will provide in the massive growth region of the Indo-Pacific.”
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“I thank my hon. Friend for securing the debate and the powerful message she is sending. World Book Day’s theme is encouraging reading for fun, and, with nine and 11-year-old boys myself, I know that that is a real challenge. She rightly points to the increase in literacy levels among young people under this Government. That is one of our proudest achievements and it would not have happened without the emphasis on phonics and the core skills that unlock the independence of mind and creative think”
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“May I welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement? In an interview this week, Ukraine’s national security adviser warned that the Kremlin is better equipped than ever to disrupt elections using artificial intelligence. Can the House get an update on the UK’s readiness to deal with this kind of assault on our democracy?”
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The Guardian: Dominic Raab given £20k of ‘career transition advice’ for private equity role
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“My right hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. Is the reality not that reducing producer emissions in this country only to increase reliance on imported consumer emissions is entirely counterproductive for the environment and very damaging in terms of public support for the direction of travel?”
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“The Minister has been given credit for the assiduous way that he is righting the wrongs. Members in all parts of the House have been contacted by those affected, such as sub-postmasters who have been prosecuted or have suffered in other ways. Is there a constituency breakdown of the numbers affected? Some people will be more familiar with how to avail themselves of opportunities than others. If we can make ourselves available to those affected —not just those prosecuted—that may provide some ass”
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“I welcome the Prime Minister’s statement and action. On the issue of Iran, can he say what contingency planning has been done in the eventuality that Houthi attacks in the Red sea are followed up by IRGC attacks in the Persian gulf?”
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“UK start-up Newcleo and French start-up NAAREA—Nuclear Abundant Affordable Resourceful Energy for All—have just announced a partnership to promote small modular nuclear reactors. What support are the UK Government providing, and what proportion of our energy mix does the Minister think this kind of initiative can support?”
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“I commend my right hon. Friend for her powerful speech. The plan will improve financial incentives for NHS dentists and support practices to take on new patients, but to what extent will she and the plan take on board high operating costs and, indeed, the high cost of living in areas where there is high demand for NHS dentistry?”
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2023· 9 entries
“On the issue of hostage taking, the British-Russian dual national Vladimir Kara-Murza was jailed and poisoned by the Putin regime for criticising the war in Ukraine. He is a de facto hostage of the regime. I have just met his mother, who is in Parliament today. Will the Minister arrange for me to meet the Foreign Secretary with his relatives to hear about the conditions and torture he has been subject to?”
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The Guardian: Dominic Raab denial over torture-risk decisions was wrong, officials admit
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“In recent weeks we have seen Houthi rebel attacks on shipping in the Red sea, and back in June there were reports of harassment of shipping in the strait of Hormuz by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Iranian attempts to consolidate control of contested islands. What action is the UK taking with our allies to protect freedom of navigation?”
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“My right hon. Friend is making a brilliant speech. I totally agree with her on the NICs paid by employees and the self-employed. In Esher and Walton, the average employee will receive a tax cut of £589 a year, benefiting 50,000 people. She is right that we are here to give a voice to the ambitions and aspirations of local people in our constituencies. Aside from the Labour Benches being totally empty, there is not a single Liberal Democrat Member here. Is it not churlish that, at this particular”
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“The committee’s recent progress report advocated a faster transition to lower-carbon energy. What fiscal and regulatory measures are the Government taking to encourage more capital investment by business in this important area?”
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The Guardian: Dominic Raab to stand down as MP at next election
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Yahoo: Dominic Raab quits as bullying report finds ‘intimidating’ behaviour
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edinburghnews.scotsman.com: Dominic Raab resigns: Deputy prime minister quits after bullying investigation but says findings are ‘flawed’
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Yahoo: Dominic Raab resignation – latest: Deputy prime minister resigns after bullying investigation
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2022· 3 entries
Career landmark: Secretary of State for Justice (2022–2023).
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Career landmark: Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2022–2023).
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Career landmark: Lord Chancellor (2022–2023).
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2021· 5 entries
Reported claimRated This appears to be a misquote from an interview where Mr Raab said he watched Peppa Pig with his children when they were younger. · Full Fact
Full Fact rated the claim “Dominic Raab said he watched Peppa Pig with his parents when he was young, even though it first aired in May 2004, when he was 30.” This appears to be a misquote from an interview where Mr Raab said he watched Peppa Pig with his children when they were younger..
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Career landmark: Lord Chancellor (2021–2022).
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Career landmark: Secretary of State for Justice (2021–2022).
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Was described within the legal press as an "ex-rookie" solicitor of a major law firm
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Career landmark: Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2021–2022).
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2020· 2 entries
Reported claimRated Mr Raab appears to have mis-spoken. He was talking about the success rate of detecting Covid-19 when people arrive at airports. Evidence suggests that false positives are rare in the most common Covid-19 tests. · Full Fact
Full Fact rated the claim “Dominic Raab said that Covid-19 tests have a 93% false positive rate.” Mr Raab appears to have mis-spoken. He was talking about the success rate of detecting Covid-19 when people arrive at airports. Evidence suggests that false positives are rare in the most common Covid-19 tests..
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When the Department for International Development was merged with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Raab's post was retitled Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
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2019· 9 entries
Reported claimRated The tweet seems to be a fake. There is no evidence Mr Raab ever tweeted this, he has denied he ever did and it was covered widely as a fake by the media over a year ago when it first surfaced. · Full Fact
Full Fact rated the claim “Dominic Raab posted and then deleted a tweet describing Scotland as a region of England.” The tweet seems to be a fake. There is no evidence Mr Raab ever tweeted this, he has denied he ever did and it was covered widely as a fake by the media over a year ago when it first surfaced..
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Reported claimRated Survation’s poll wasn’t of the constituency, it was a national survey of voting intention which was then used to model an estimate of what local voting could be – this might not be reliable. · Full Fact
Full Fact rated the claim “A Survation poll for Esher and Walton shows the Liberal Democrats polling ahead of incumbent MP Dominic Raab.” Survation’s poll wasn’t of the constituency, it was a national survey of voting intention which was then used to model an estimate of what local voting could be – this might not be reliable..
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LBC's Iain Dale and a panel placed Raab fourth in a list of that year's "Top 100 Most Influential Conservatives"
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Career landmark: member of the 58th Parliament of the United Kingdom (2019–2024).
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Career landmark: Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (2019–2021).
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Career landmark: First Secretary of State (2019–2021).
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Campaign: 2019 Conservative Party leadership election.
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Raab ran to succeed her in the 2019 Conservative Party leadership election; he was eliminated in the second ballot of Conservative MPs
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The International Court of Justice in The Hague ruled that the United Kingdom must transfer the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius as they were not legally separated from the latter in 1965
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2018· 7 entries
Career landmark: Minister of State for Housing (2018–2018).
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Career landmark: Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (2018–2018).
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Raab was promoted to Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union following the resignation of David Davis
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“s The Andrew Marr Show that the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi was a”
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“I did indeed say care was needed with the data, and I was right that immigration put average prices up by 20%. We need a balanced approach.”
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“put house prices up by something like 20%”
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Career landmark: Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom (2018).
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2017· 2 entries
Career landmark: Minister of State for Courts and Justice (2017–2018).
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Career landmark: member of the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom (2017–2019).
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2016· 1 entry
“the British people gave a clear mandate for the UK Government to leave the EU and take back control of our borders, laws, money and trade. It is disappointing that today the court has chosen to ignore their decision”
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2015· 3 entries
Career landmark: Minister of State for Civil Justice (2015–2016).
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Career landmark: Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice (2015–2016).
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Career landmark: member of the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom (2015–2017).
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2012· 3 entries
Published video “Interview at Claremont Fan Court School”.
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Published video “Geoff Marshall Interview Part 1.mp4”.
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Published video “Geoff Marshall Interview Part II”.
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2011· 2 entries
“the equality bandwagon ... pitting men and women against each other”
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“Peace must precede Palestinian statehood”
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2010· 2 entries
Published video “Dom Raab launches his campaign for Esher and Walton”.
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Career landmark: member of the 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom (2010–2015).
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2009· 3 entries
“The very enactment of the Human Rights Act has served as a trigger for the formulation of claims by lawyers and judicial reasoning by courts, using human rights arguments that would never have been dared before. The spread of rights has become contagious and, since the Human Rights Act, opened the door to vast new categories of claims, which can be judicially enforced against the government through the courts.”
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Raab published his first book, The Assault on Liberty – What Went Wrong with Rights
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Prior to becoming an MP, Raab said he did not support the Human Rights Act, stating that "The very enactment of the Human Rights Act has served as a trigger for the formulation of claims by lawyers and judicial reasoning
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2007· 1 entry
“Between 2007 and 2008, working for Hermitage Capital, he exposed the biggest tax fraud in Russian history, worth $230m US (£146m).”
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2006· 1 entry
Raab's first political roles as part of the Conservative Party were as an aide to MP David Davis, and then to Dominic Grieve
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1974· 1 entry
Born 1974-02-25.
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1940· 1 entry
Having spent some time in a refugee camp in Tangiers
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