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Tories attack the Raab report

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Adam Tolley’s report has finally been published, with Dominic Raab firing off an angry letter to mark his resignation. And that sense of anger has not been restricted to just the former Justice Secretary. A steady stream of Conservative MPs have been tweeting their disgust this morning, arguing that the claims in Tolley’s report were not serious enough to merit Raab’s resignation. Below is a list of Tories who have gone public with their criticisms:

  1. Paul Bristow, MP for Peterborough: ‘We are not a serious country’
  2. Joy Morrissey, MP for Beaconsfield: ‘Sadly, we now live in a country where the definition of bullying includes telling someone to do their job. Where the slightest upset or annoyance is indulged with endless reports and inquiries. Where whining, taking offence and narcissistic victimhood have become the defining characteristics of our times – as the uncomplaining and silent majority look on in disbelief…’
  3. Nadine Dorries, MP for Mid

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