DOMINIC RAAB was so “demeaning and abrasive” to junior colleagues that many were “scared” to enter his office, the top civil servant under the then-foreign secretary alleged today.

Lord McDonald said he raised his concerns to Cabinet Office investigators at the time and urged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to “have another look” at bullying complaints procedures.

The PM made Mr Raab his deputy and Justice Secretary when he entered No 10.