Dominic Raab: more civil servants in bullying complaint than previously thought

Some officials were signed off for extended periods' while others stayed at work to protect colleagues, says complaint made by 27 staff at Ministry of Justice

A single official complaint regarding the behaviour of the deputy prime minister Dominic Raab represented the concerns of 27 of his officials, the Observer has been told.

The group of Ministry of Justice officials are understood to be represented by a memo warning that some colleagues had been forced to take time off for extended periods" as a result of having to deal with Raab. It states that others affected felt they needed to stay at work to stop extra pressure being placed on their colleagues.