Dominic Raab

Foreign secretary Dominic Raab is isolating after coming into contact with someone who has tested positive for coronavirus. Raab will work remotely during 14 days of isolation after being told of a recent close contact’s positive test on Thursday, a spokesman for the cabinet minister said. It follows Brandon Lewis last week having to self-isolate […]

Dominic Raab has called for a fresh presidential election in Belarus following the “despicable” actions of Alexander Lukashenko, despite insisting it would not comment on the US elections. The foreign secretary highlighted findings by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) which he said “exposed the fraud at the heart of the presidential […]

Dominic Raab has been criticised for failing to condemn Donald Trump’s false declaration of victory in the US election. The foreign secretary refused to comment on whether he felt it was wrong for the US president to declare victory prematurely. With the US election result still on a knife-edge, Republican incumbent Trump falsely declared victory […]

Foreign secretary Dominic Raab has snapped at a BBC News host over the line of questioning over coronavirus lockdowns.  The minister appeared on BBC Breakfast to answer questions on Andy Burnham;s resistance to the North West of England being considered for the harshest Covid-19 restrictions from government. When the questions turned to the prospect of a circuit […]

Foreign secretary Dominic Raab has said that he is “surprised” and “disappointed” by the EU’s “lack of flexibility during Brexit talks. Appearing on Radio 4’s Today programme, the former Brexit secretary was asked about what the government’s view was on Brexit talks now that Boris Johnson’s self-imposed deadline had passed. Raab was unhappy with the […]