Dominic Raab

LORD HESELTINE has called for Boris Johnson to be urgently removed from power, suggesting Dominic Raab should take lead of the Conservative Government ...

Mr Johnson declared he would retain his position as Prime Minister during the interim summer period as new candidates begin their campaign to become the new Tory leader. The Prime Minister was pressured to take the drastic action as key allies, including a number of his core Cabinet Ministers, declared they no longer held confidence in his leadership and stepped down from their respective roles. Boris Johnson has announced he will resign following a torrent of high-profile resignations from within the Conservative party.

First elected in 2010, as a former Brexit and foreign secretary - as well as being Justice Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Raab is not short on ...

This sort of approach to running the country would be catnip to the right, right now. (If the events of the past 24 hours have proved anything, it’s that the former Levelling Up Secretary has never enjoyed the full trust of Mr Johnson and his team). He also boasts the leave credentials that backbench Brexiteers will demand of any successor - not least in the face of boasts by the likes of Lord Heseline that “the end of Boris is the end of Brexit”.

SOMETIMES it feels as though snobbery follows me around like a bad smell. Last week the Deputy Prime Minister questioned me in Parliament over my recent ...

Our ambition is for a Britain where all our children are supported to become confident and creative young people who enjoy music, arts, sport, and culture. I learnt that, and then I unlearned it. Sometimes it causes a nightmare for the reporters in Parliament who transcribe what I say. Having spent so many years being looked down on and being ashamed of my background, I internalised that low sense of self-worth. I know many world-famous British institutions do offer cheaper seats and tickets. Dominic Raab thinks opera simply isn't for the likes of us.

The deputy prime minister is one of a handful of high-profile contenders to drop out of the running to be the next resident of Number 10, Sky News has reported.

His spokesperson later conceded he had known of 'speculation' surrounding the MP, but 'no formal complaint at that time'. - Shortly after 9am the news breaks that Mr Johnson has agreed to resign as British prime minister. - 3pm: Amid unfolding chaos, the prime minister appears before the Liaison Committee to answer questions about his handling of the Pincher affair. - A delegation of ministers, including some of Mr Johnson's longest-standing allies meet with him to urge him to resign. - Shortly before 6pm: Mr Johnson is forced to issue an apology over his handling of the Pincher scandal. - Tory MPs line up in the House of Commons to publicly condemn Mr Johnson's handling of the affair. - 8.25am: Will Quince becomes the first minister of the day to resign while backbenchers including Lee Anderson and Robert Halfon publicly withdraw their support for Mr Johnson. - 1pm: Downing Street said Mr Johnson had forgotten he had been told Mr Pincher was the subject of an official complaint. - 12.30pm: Labour is granted an urgent question in Parliament to address the Pincher scandal and what the prime minister knew. After surviving a vote of no confidence in June, the government's handling of the Chris Pincher scandal marked the end of Mr Johnson's time in office. The deputy prime minister is one of a handful of high-profile contenders to drop out of the running to be the next resident of Number 10, Sky News has reported. The news that Boris Johnson is set to resign as prime minister follows a tumultuous few days in British politics.

UK deputy prime minister Dominic Raab and former senior minister Michael Gove will not run to become the next British leader, a Daily Mail reporter said on ...

With Boris Johnson announcing his exit, many are now wondering if Dominic Raab will be the next Prime Minister. Here's what you need to know.

Dominic Raab previously ran in the 2019 leader contest but was knocked out in the second round (opens in new tab) of voting. According to the Financial Times (opens in new tab), allies of the Deputy Prime Minister have confirmed he won't be putting himself forward in the leadership race. Following his resignation, Boris Johnson announced that he would continue to stay in power until Autumn - when a new Tory leader had been decided. As for his personal life - Dominic Raab is married to Erika Rey. The Brazilian marketing executive has a high-flying career of her own, having recently worked at Google up until 2020. We delve into his political career, his responsibilites as deputy and whether he'll be the next Prime Minister. Mr Raab has been a sitting MP for over a decade, winning his seat back in May 2010.

Following the resignation of ministers from his scandal-plagued cabinet, British Prime Ministrer Boris Johnson has resigned as the head of the British ...

Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has ruled himself out of the Conservative Party leadership contest, Sky News understands.

Someone who can rebuild trust, heal the country, and set out a new, sensible and consistent economic approach to help families," he said. The timetable for the leadership contest is expected to result in a successor being in place for the party's conference in October. It is understood that the transport secretary is one of the first senior Conservative MPs to be seriously considering the option of standing in the upcoming race.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps is believed to be considering a Conservative Party leadership bid as Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab and Michael Gove ruled ...

Someone who can rebuild trust, heal the country, and set out a new, sensible and consistent economic approach to help families," he said. The timetable for the leadership contest is expected to result in a successor being in place for the party's conference in October. The defence secretary, a frontrunner to replace Mr Johnson, was asked if he would be seeking the top job while he was on a visit to a military training area in the north of England. Elsewhere, speaking before Mr Johnson announced his resignation, Ben Wallace declined to comment on whether he would run to replace him. Speaking before Mr Johnson announced his resignation, Ben Wallace declined to comment on whether he would run to replace him. It is understood that the transport secretary is one of the first senior Conservative MPs to be seriously considering the option of standing in the upcoming race.

UK Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab will reportedly not run to become leader of the Conservative Party, following UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's ...

Calls for Raab to replace Boris Johnson as interim prime minister immediately.

“However, it is generally accepted that the deputy prime minister would be the one to fill in.” Allies have suggested that Raab won’t join the race to become PM, but “the current dearth of convincing leadership candidates could play into the black belt's hands”, she continued. Last September, Raab was demoted to the role of lord chancellor. Johnson subsequently named him foreign secretary and first secretary of state (effectively deputy prime minister), in July 2019. From 2000 to 2006, Raab later worked at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) on a range of issues including investor protection. He is married to Brazil-born Erika, a former Google marketing executive, with whom he has two sons.