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{{trow|Apr.2018|Raab's PA told a Mirror undercover reporter that he was "difficult", "dismissive of women", "thinks he's Prime Minister" and "puts himself above everybody". She said Raab "finds it difficult dealing with women. He's very dismissive. It's something everybody's noticed". She said when Raab left London for his constituency at the start of the Easter holiday, his staff toasted his departure with a bottle of prosecco. The PA was originally hired as a 16-year-old apprentice under [[David Cameron]].<ref name="mirrora-2018.04.26"/><br/>
 
{{trow|Apr.2018|Raab's PA told a Mirror undercover reporter that he was "difficult", "dismissive of women", "thinks he's Prime Minister" and "puts himself above everybody". She said Raab "finds it difficult dealing with women. He's very dismissive. It's something everybody's noticed". She said when Raab left London for his constituency at the start of the Easter holiday, his staff toasted his departure with a bottle of prosecco. The PA was originally hired as a 16-year-old apprentice under [[David Cameron]].<ref name="mirrora-2018.04.26"/><br/>
The reporter paid her to meet him as a prospective {{tc|#7700aa|"sugardaddy"}}; the secretary said she aimed to earn up to £5,000 a month from rich clients. It is a huge potential security breach &ndash; Mr Raab could be in the sights of hostile forces after threatening Russia with a “wide range of sanctions” after the Novichok attack in Salisbury.<ref name="mirrorb-2018.04.26"/>}}
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The reporter paid her to meet him as a prospective "{{em|sugardaddy}}"; the secretary said she aimed to earn up to £5,000 a month from rich clients. It is a huge potential security breach &ndash; Mr Raab could be in the sights of hostile forces after threatening Russia with a “wide range of sanctions” after the Novichok attack in Salisbury.<ref name="mirrorb-2018.04.26"/>}}
{{trow|Feb.2018|Raab advertised a position for an unpaid intern on the "W4MP" website &ndash; it was the only unpaid position advertised by a sitting MP. The next day, in response to the govt-commissioned review by [[Matthew Taylor]], [[Theresa May]] announced a raft of labour policies aimed at tackling the debilitating effects of insecure work.<ref name="guardian-2018.02.07"/>}}
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{{trow|Feb.2018|Raab advertised a position for an {{em|unpaid intern}} on the "W4MP" website &ndash; it was the only unpaid position advertised by a sitting MP. The next day, in response to the govt-commissioned review by [[Matthew Taylor]], [[Theresa May]] announced a raft of labour policies aimed at tackling the debilitating effects of insecure work.<ref name="guardian-2018.02.07"/>}}
{{trow|Feb.2018|BuzzFeed discovered that Raab was a member of a closed Facebook group "The Ultras". The duty of members was to pressure mainstream Conservatives into '''selling off council housing''' at market value, ending '''free healthcare''', and bringing back '''Workhouses for debtors'''. Mr Raab said he wasn't aware of the group, and that he does not support its aims. [[Henry Smith]] MP was also shown as a member.<ref name="bf-2018.02.15"/>}}
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{{trow|Feb.2018|BuzzFeed discovered that Raab was a member of a closed Facebook group "The Ultras". The duty of members was to pressure mainstream Conservatives into {{em|selling off council housing}} at market value, ending {{em|free healthcare}}, and bringing back {{em|Workhouses for debtors}}. Mr Raab said he wasn't aware of the group, and that he does not support its aims. [[Henry Smith]] MP was also shown as a member.<ref name="bf-2018.02.15"/>}}
{{trow|Feb.201??|** He has also heavily campaigned against building on greenbelt land to combat the [[Housing Policy#Housing Crisis|housing crisis]]. In February, he said: “In my view, as we strive to build more affordable housing, every effort must be made to avoid building on greenbelt, and I hope this is a shared objective across national and local govt".}}
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{{trow|Feb.201??|{{tc|todo}} He has also heavily campaigned against building on greenbelt land to combat the [[Housing Policy#Housing Crisis|housing crisis]]. In February, he said: “In my view, as we strive to build more affordable housing, every effort must be made to avoid building on greenbelt, and I hope this is a shared objective across national and local govt".}}
{{trow|??.2018|{{tc|ToDo:}} Theresa May promoted him to Minister of State for Housing this year, where he has a sensitive role dealing with swathes of London property owned by Russian oligarchs.}}
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{{trow|Jan.2018|Minister of State for Housing at the [[Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government]].<ref name="gov-2018.01.10"/> He has a sensitive role dealing with swathes of London property owned by Russian oligarchs.<ref name="ch-2017.10.02"/>}}
{{trow|Nov.2017|Dominic Raab's name appeared amongst 40 other Conservatives on the Westminster "Sleaze List". He adamantly denied any wrongdoing and criticised the authors for sparking a “media feeding frenzy” in which the reputations of innocent MPs are being tarnished. [[Rory Stewart]], another minister named on the list, said an allegation against him was "completely untrue" and "deeply hurtful".<ref name="bf-2017.11.01"/>}}
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{{trow|Nov.2017|Dominic Raab's name appeared amongst 40 other Conservatives on the {{em|Westminster "Sleaze List"}}. He adamantly denied any wrongdoing and criticised the authors for sparking a “media feeding frenzy” in which the reputations of innocent MPs are being tarnished. [[Rory Stewart]], another minister named on the list, said an allegation against him was "completely untrue" and "deeply hurtful".<ref name="bf-2017.11.01"/>}}
 
{{trow|Oct.2017|{{tc|todo}} A protégé of [[David Davis]], Raab refused a job in May’s initial team, but was persuaded to return to the fold in June after a year of being a very effective advocate of a successful post-Brexit Britain. Rather bizarrely, though, instead of joining Davis’s or Fox’s teams he returned to the [[Ministry of Justice]].<ref name="ch-2017.10.02"/>}}
 
{{trow|Oct.2017|{{tc|todo}} A protégé of [[David Davis]], Raab refused a job in May’s initial team, but was persuaded to return to the fold in June after a year of being a very effective advocate of a successful post-Brexit Britain. Rather bizarrely, though, instead of joining Davis’s or Fox’s teams he returned to the [[Ministry of Justice]].<ref name="ch-2017.10.02"/>}}
{{trow|May.2017|On [[BBC|BBC2]]'s "Victoria Derbyshire" show, Raab said people who use [[food banks]] were not "languishing in poverty", but typically do so because they have an occasional '''"cashflow problem"''', prompting jeers from the audience.<ref name="guardian-2017.05.29"/>}}
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{{trow|Jun.2017|Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice.<ref name="gov-2018.01.10"/>}}
{{trow|2015-2018|{{tc|ToDo:}} The Brexiteer and right-wing thinker held two posts in the Ministry of Justice from 2015 to 2018, initially working on human rights before being made Minister of State, assisting on court services and reform, as well as supporting the Secretary of State for Justice on EU Exit and international business.}}
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{{trow|May.2017|On [[BBC|BBC2]]'s "Victoria Derbyshire" show, Raab said people who use [[food banks]] were not "languishing in poverty", but typically do so because they have an occasional "{{em|cashflow problem}}", prompting jeers from the audience.<ref name="guardian-2017.05.29"/>}}
{{trow|2012|{{tc|todo}} He was one of a group of five Tory MPs who branded Britons “the worst idlers in the world” in a book. “Too many people in Britain, we argue, prefer a lie-in to hard work. “Once they enter the workplace, the British are among the worst idlers in the world. "We work among the lowest hours, we retire early and our productivity is poor".}}
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{{trow|Jan.2016|Raab voted against a Labour amendment to the [https://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/housingandplanning.html Housing and Planning Bill], which would have required that rented houses be "{{em|fit for human habitation}}". He was not alone; not one Conservative MP voted to support it.<ref name="hansard-2016.01.12"/>}}
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{{trow|2015-2016|Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Human Rights) at the [[Ministry of Justice]].<ref name="gov-2018.01.10"/> He worked on human rights, assisting on court services and reform, as well as supporting the Secretary of State for Justice on EU Exit and international business.}}
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{{trow|Aug.2012|"Britannia Unchained", a book written by '''Dominic Raab''', [[Priti Patel]], [[Kwasi Kwarteng]], [[Liz Truss]] and [[Chris Skidmore]] claimed that "that lazy Brits prefer a lie-in to hard work", and criticises the 'baby boomer' generation for seeking to raise taxes for young workers to pay for their lavish pension pots. "{{em|Once (Britons) enter the workplace, the British are among the worst idlers in the world. We work among the lowest hours, we retire early and our productivity is poor}}". This is demonstrably untrue – Britons work the longest hours in Europe,<ref name="indy-2006.02.23"/> retire later than people in most other European countries,<ref name="wp-2018.01.10"/> especially as it rises to 68, and have the fewest national holidays and the lowest statutory leave in the European Union.<ref name="tuc-2002.04.30"/>}}
 
{{trow|2011|{{tc|ToDo:}} He caused controversy in 2011 when he claimed that: “Feminists are now amongst the most obnoxious bigots.”}}
 
{{trow|2011|{{tc|ToDo:}} He caused controversy in 2011 when he claimed that: “Feminists are now amongst the most obnoxious bigots.”}}
 
{{trow|2011|{{tc|todo}} Raab said the allegation may relate to a 2011 case in which he sued the [[Mail on Sunday]] for libel; the newspaper apologised and paid damages. (re being on the westminster sleaze list)}}
 
{{trow|2011|{{tc|todo}} Raab said the allegation may relate to a 2011 case in which he sued the [[Mail on Sunday]] for libel; the newspaper apologised and paid damages. (re being on the westminster sleaze list)}}
 
{{trow|2010|{{tc|ToDo:}}...Married father-of-two Raab was a high-flying lawyer before becoming MP for Esher and Walton.}}
 
{{trow|2010|{{tc|ToDo:}}...Married father-of-two Raab was a high-flying lawyer before becoming MP for Esher and Walton.}}
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{{trow|2000-2006|Worked at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office on a range of issues from investor protection to war crimes policy.}}
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{{trow|??|started his career as a business lawyer at City law firm Linklaters, working on project finance, international litigation and competition law. He also spent time on secondments at Liberty (the human rights NGO) and in Brussels advising on EU and WTO law.<ref name="gov-2018.01.10"/>}}
 
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<ref name="guardian-2018.02.07">{{Src|ref|date=Feb.07.2018|title=Minister seeks unpaid intern as govt tackles unfair work.|website=The Guardian|name=Jessica Elgot |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/feb/07/tory-minister-dominic-raab-ad-seeking-unpaid-intern}}</ref>
 
<ref name="guardian-2018.02.07">{{Src|ref|date=Feb.07.2018|title=Minister seeks unpaid intern as govt tackles unfair work.|website=The Guardian|name=Jessica Elgot |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/feb/07/tory-minister-dominic-raab-ad-seeking-unpaid-intern}}</ref>
 
<ref name="bf-2018.02.15">{{Src|ref|date=Feb.15.2018|title=This Tory Minister Belonged To A Private Facebook Group That Wants To Bring Back Workhouses For The Poor.|website=BuzzFeed News|name=Alex Spence|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexspence/the-tory-housing-minister-was-in-a-private-facebook-group}}</ref>
 
<ref name="bf-2018.02.15">{{Src|ref|date=Feb.15.2018|title=This Tory Minister Belonged To A Private Facebook Group That Wants To Bring Back Workhouses For The Poor.|website=BuzzFeed News|name=Alex Spence|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexspence/the-tory-housing-minister-was-in-a-private-facebook-group}}</ref>
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<ref name="gov-2018.01.10">{{Src|ref|accessdate=Jan.10.2018|title=Dominic Raab MP, Biography|website=Gov.uk|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/dominic-raab}}</ref>
 
<ref name="bf-2017.11.01">{{Src|ref|date=Nov.01.2017|title=A Minister Named On The Westminster "Sleaze" List Says It Is Intimidating Innocent Tory MPs.|website=BuzzFeed News|name=Alex Spence|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexspence/a-minister-named-on-the-westminster-sleaze-list-says-its}}</ref>
 
<ref name="bf-2017.11.01">{{Src|ref|date=Nov.01.2017|title=A Minister Named On The Westminster "Sleaze" List Says It Is Intimidating Innocent Tory MPs.|website=BuzzFeed News|name=Alex Spence|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexspence/a-minister-named-on-the-westminster-sleaze-list-says-its}}</ref>
 
<ref name="ch-2017.10.02">{{Src|ref|date=Oct.02.2017|title=Iain Dale's 100 most influential people on the Right 2017.|website=Conservative Home|name=Iain Dale|url=https://www.conservativehome.com/parliament/2017/10/iain-dales-100-most-influential-people-on-the-right-2017.html}}</ref>
 
<ref name="ch-2017.10.02">{{Src|ref|date=Oct.02.2017|title=Iain Dale's 100 most influential people on the Right 2017.|website=Conservative Home|name=Iain Dale|url=https://www.conservativehome.com/parliament/2017/10/iain-dales-100-most-influential-people-on-the-right-2017.html}}</ref>
 
<ref name="guardian-2017.05.29">{{Src|ref|date=May.29.2017|title=Dominic Raab: food bank users have "cashflow problem periodically".|website=The Guardian|name=Victoria Derbyshire|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2017/may/29/dominic-raab-food-bank-users-have-cashflow-problem-periodically-video}}</ref>
 
<ref name="guardian-2017.05.29">{{Src|ref|date=May.29.2017|title=Dominic Raab: food bank users have "cashflow problem periodically".|website=The Guardian|name=Victoria Derbyshire|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2017/may/29/dominic-raab-food-bank-users-have-cashflow-problem-periodically-video}}</ref>
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<ref name="hansard-2016.01.12">{{Src|ref|date=Jan.12.2016|title=Housing and Planning Bill, Division 162.|website=Parliament.uk|name=Hansard|url=https://hansard.digiminster.com/Commons/2016-01-12/division/16011280002778/HousingAndPlanningBill?outputType=Names}}</ref>
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<ref name="indy-2006.02.23">{{Src|ref|date=Feb.23.2006|title=Britons work longer hours than anyone else in Europe.|website=The Independent|name=Barrie Clement|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/britons-work-longer-hours-than-anyone-else-in-europe-6108527.html}}</ref>
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<ref name="wp-2018.01.10">{{Src|ref|accessdate=Jan.10.2018|title=Retirement In Specific Countries.|website=Wikipedia|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retirement#In_specific_countries}}</ref>
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<ref name="tuc-2002.04.30">{{Src|ref|date=Apr.30.2002|title=UK has least bank holidays in Europe - TUC wants three more a year.|website=TUC|name=(''Archive.org'')|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206175911/http://www.tuc.org.uk/workplace/tuc-4809-f0.cfm}}</ref>
 
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{{Src|news|date=Apr.08.2018|title=Tory housing minister Dominic Raab warns that immigration has pushed up house prices.|quote=[[Immigration]] has put up house prices by 20% over the past 25 years, and Britain’s post-[[Brexit]] border rules must take account of demand for affordable homes, the new housing minister has declared. Dominic Raab is writing to the [[Migration Advisory Committee]] (MAC) urging it to consider the negative effects of new arrivals on [[Housing|housing demand]] as well as the positive economic benefits of immigration. The committee is publishing a report this autumn to inform the govt’s new immigration plans. Raab is a leading Brexiteer who has been tipped as a possible future Tory leader. Theresa May has announced a series of supply-side measures to boost housebuilding, including cracking down on councils and developers. Raab says he has been told by civil servants that immigration had a sizeable impact on house prices, citing figures from the [[Office for National Statistics]] (ONS) from 1991 to 2016. Raab acknowledged that immigration “has benefits” for the [[Construction Industry|construction sector]]. Today he is announcing a crackdown on rogue estate agents. Many Brexiteers believe that if May stays until the end of 2020 — the conclusion of the Brexit implementation period — it could be Raab, rather than Michael Gove, Boris Johnson or Jacob Rees-Mogg who could carry the flag. Raab is clear that Britain should not join any Customs Union with the EU because it preclude new trade deals. "I don’t think [[Jeremy Corbyn]] is a traitor. But I do think there is a wholesale lack of moral clarity in his approach to the Soviet Union and now in relation to what he says and what he is willing to tolerate in relation to anti-semitism". (''See Comments'')|website=The Times|name=Tim Shipman|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tory-housing-minister-dominic-raab-warns-that-immigration-has-pushed-up-house-prices-n27b7lq8j}}
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{{Src|news|date=Apr.08.2018|title=Tory housing minister Dominic Raab warns that immigration has pushed up house prices.|quote=[[Immigration]] has put up house prices by 20% over the past 25 years, and Britain’s post-[[Brexit]] border rules must take account of demand for affordable homes, the new housing minister has declared. Dominic Raab is writing to the [[Home Office#Migration Advisory Committee|Migration Advisory Committee]] (MAC) urging it to consider the negative effects of new arrivals on [[Housing|housing demand]] as well as the positive economic benefits of immigration. The committee is publishing a report this autumn to inform the govt’s new immigration plans. Raab is a leading Brexiteer who has been tipped as a possible future Tory leader. Theresa May has announced a series of supply-side measures to boost housebuilding, including cracking down on councils and developers. Raab says he has been told by civil servants that immigration had a sizeable impact on house prices, citing figures from the [[Office for National Statistics]] (ONS) from 1991 to 2016. Raab acknowledged that immigration “has benefits” for the [[Construction Industry|construction sector]]. Today he is announcing a crackdown on rogue estate agents. Many Brexiteers believe that if May stays until the end of 2020 — the conclusion of the Brexit implementation period — it could be Raab, rather than Michael Gove, Boris Johnson or Jacob Rees-Mogg who could carry the flag. Raab is clear that Britain should not join any Customs Union with the EU because it preclude new trade deals. "I don’t think [[Jeremy Corbyn]] is a traitor. But I do think there is a wholesale lack of moral clarity in his approach to the Soviet Union and now in relation to what he says and what he is willing to tolerate in relation to anti-semitism". (''See Comments'')|website=The Times|name=Tim Shipman|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tory-housing-minister-dominic-raab-warns-that-immigration-has-pushed-up-house-prices-n27b7lq8j}}
 
{{Src|news|date=undated|title=Claimed £124,208.01 expenses in 2014/15.|quote=Voted to cut ESA by £30 per week from the sick ad disabled.|website=VoxPolitical|url=https://voxpoliticalonline.com/know-your-mp/}}
 
{{Src|news|date=undated|title=Claimed £124,208.01 expenses in 2014/15.|quote=Voted to cut ESA by £30 per week from the sick ad disabled.|website=VoxPolitical|url=https://voxpoliticalonline.com/know-your-mp/}}
 
{{News|Jan.11.2017|Tonight on #BBCQT for the Tories is Dominic Raab.|He doesn't like [[disabled people]], women, and spoke up for press freedom, until they went for him. ((''good anti-Dominic pic re his evil deeds'') |@Rachael_Swindon||https://twitter.com/Rachael_Swindon/status/951586606611300352}}
 
{{News|Jan.11.2017|Tonight on #BBCQT for the Tories is Dominic Raab.|He doesn't like [[disabled people]], women, and spoke up for press freedom, until they went for him. ((''good anti-Dominic pic re his evil deeds'') |@Rachael_Swindon||https://twitter.com/Rachael_Swindon/status/951586606611300352}}

Revision as of 23:49, 26 April 2018


Political Timeline

Apr.2018Raab's PA told a Mirror undercover reporter that he was "difficult", "dismissive of women", "thinks he's Prime Minister" and "puts himself above everybody". She said Raab "finds it difficult dealing with women. He's very dismissive. It's something everybody's noticed". She said when Raab left London for his constituency at the start of the Easter holiday, his staff toasted his departure with a bottle of prosecco. The PA was originally hired as a 16-year-old apprentice under David Cameron.[1]
The reporter paid her to meet him as a prospective "sugardaddy"; the secretary said she aimed to earn up to £5,000 a month from rich clients. It is a huge potential security breach – Mr Raab could be in the sights of hostile forces after threatening Russia with a “wide range of sanctions” after the Novichok attack in Salisbury.[2]
Feb.2018Raab advertised a position for an unpaid intern on the "W4MP" website – it was the only unpaid position advertised by a sitting MP. The next day, in response to the govt-commissioned review by Matthew Taylor, Theresa May announced a raft of labour policies aimed at tackling the debilitating effects of insecure work.[3]
Feb.2018BuzzFeed discovered that Raab was a member of a closed Facebook group "The Ultras". The duty of members was to pressure mainstream Conservatives into selling off council housing at market value, ending free healthcare, and bringing back Workhouses for debtors. Mr Raab said he wasn't aware of the group, and that he does not support its aims. Henry Smith MP was also shown as a member.[4]
Feb.201??todo He has also heavily campaigned against building on greenbelt land to combat the housing crisis. In February, he said: “In my view, as we strive to build more affordable housing, every effort must be made to avoid building on greenbelt, and I hope this is a shared objective across national and local govt".
Jan.2018Minister of State for Housing at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.[5] He has a sensitive role dealing with swathes of London property owned by Russian oligarchs.[6]
Nov.2017Dominic Raab's name appeared amongst 40 other Conservatives on the Westminster "Sleaze List". He adamantly denied any wrongdoing and criticised the authors for sparking a “media feeding frenzy” in which the reputations of innocent MPs are being tarnished. Rory Stewart, another minister named on the list, said an allegation against him was "completely untrue" and "deeply hurtful".[7]
Oct.2017todo A protégé of David Davis, Raab refused a job in May’s initial team, but was persuaded to return to the fold in June after a year of being a very effective advocate of a successful post-Brexit Britain. Rather bizarrely, though, instead of joining Davis’s or Fox’s teams he returned to the Ministry of Justice.[6]
Jun.2017Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice.[5]
May.2017On BBC2's "Victoria Derbyshire" show, Raab said people who use food banks were not "languishing in poverty", but typically do so because they have an occasional "cashflow problem", prompting jeers from the audience.[8]
Jan.2016Raab voted against a Labour amendment to the Housing and Planning Bill, which would have required that rented houses be "fit for human habitation". He was not alone; not one Conservative MP voted to support it.[9]
2015-2016Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Human Rights) at the Ministry of Justice.[5] He worked on human rights, assisting on court services and reform, as well as supporting the Secretary of State for Justice on EU Exit and international business.
Aug.2012"Britannia Unchained", a book written by Dominic Raab, Priti Patel, Kwasi Kwarteng, Liz Truss and Chris Skidmore claimed that "that lazy Brits prefer a lie-in to hard work", and criticises the 'baby boomer' generation for seeking to raise taxes for young workers to pay for their lavish pension pots. "Once (Britons) enter the workplace, the British are among the worst idlers in the world. We work among the lowest hours, we retire early and our productivity is poor". This is demonstrably untrue – Britons work the longest hours in Europe,[10] retire later than people in most other European countries,[11] especially as it rises to 68, and have the fewest national holidays and the lowest statutory leave in the European Union.[12]
2011ToDo: He caused controversy in 2011 when he claimed that: “Feminists are now amongst the most obnoxious bigots.”
2011todo Raab said the allegation may relate to a 2011 case in which he sued the Mail on Sunday for libel; the newspaper apologised and paid damages. (re being on the westminster sleaze list)
2010ToDo:...Married father-of-two Raab was a high-flying lawyer before becoming MP for Esher and Walton.
2000-2006Worked at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office on a range of issues from investor protection to war crimes policy.
??started his career as a business lawyer at City law firm Linklaters, working on project finance, international litigation and competition law. He also spent time on secondments at Liberty (the human rights NGO) and in Brussels advising on EU and WTO law.[5]


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  • Apr.08.2018: Tory housing minister Dominic Raab warns that immigration has pushed up house prices. Immigration has put up house prices by 20% over the past 25 years, and Britain’s post-Brexit border rules must take account of demand for affordable homes, the new housing minister has declared. Dominic Raab is writing to the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) urging it to consider the negative effects of new arrivals on housing demand as well as the positive economic benefits of immigration. The committee is publishing a report this autumn to inform the govt’s new immigration plans. Raab is a leading Brexiteer who has been tipped as a possible future Tory leader. Theresa May has announced a series of supply-side measures to boost housebuilding, including cracking down on councils and developers. Raab says he has been told by civil servants that immigration had a sizeable impact on house prices, citing figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) from 1991 to 2016. Raab acknowledged that immigration “has benefits” for the construction sector. Today he is announcing a crackdown on rogue estate agents. Many Brexiteers believe that if May stays until the end of 2020 — the conclusion of the Brexit implementation period — it could be Raab, rather than Michael Gove, Boris Johnson or Jacob Rees-Mogg who could carry the flag. Raab is clear that Britain should not join any Customs Union with the EU because it preclude new trade deals. "I don’t think Jeremy Corbyn is a traitor. But I do think there is a wholesale lack of moral clarity in his approach to the Soviet Union and now in relation to what he says and what he is willing to tolerate in relation to anti-semitism". (See Comments) Tim Shipman, The Times.

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