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<\/p>\nDominic Raab today hit back at claims he threw tomatoes across a table in a fit of rage. Mr Raab resigned from Rishi Sunak’s Cabinet this morning following the conclusion of a report by senior lawyer Adam Tolley KC into bullying allegations made against him.<\/p>\n
It was previously claimed by an anonymous source that the Tory MP, who has always denied bullying allegations, threw tomatoes from a Pret A Manger salad at a meeting of Ministry of Justice staff last June.<\/p>\n
But Mr Raab has now said the allegation was not put to him by Mr Tolley and “led to a Whitehall press officer being investigated for spreading misinformation”.<\/p>\n
Writing in the Telegraph, the Esher and Walton MP said: “Despite these flaws, the investigator, Adam Tolley KC, concluded that, over four and a half years, I never once swore or shouted at officials, let alone threatened, targeted or threw anything at them.<\/p>\n
“The claim I threw tomatoes was not even put to me and, separately, led to a Whitehall press officer being investigated for spreading misinformation.”<\/p>\n
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An insider claimed last November that Mr Raab erupted into a “tirade” in front of staff before hurling the tomatoes.<\/p>\n
The source told The Sun: “Raab wasn’t happy with the way he was being briefed.<\/p>\n
“He began a tirade, opened his Pret salad and threw three tomatoes out into a bag across the table making a loud noise.”<\/p>\n
At the time, a spokesman for Mr Raab dismissed the claims as “complete nonsense”.<\/p>\n