Dominic Raab
Mark Coles looks at the life and career of Dominic Raab, First Secretary of State, who took on the role of deputising for the Prime Minister this week.
On Profile this week, we look at the man who has effectively become Britain鈥檚 acting Prime Minister.
The 46-year-old Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, asked to deputise 鈥渨here necessary鈥� for Boris Johnson while he recovers from coronavirus.
A staunch Brexiteer and a karate black belt, he鈥檚 perhaps not the best-known member of the Cabinet.
So, who is he and 鈥� more importantly - is he up to the job?
A former lawyer, Raab has experience in international justice 鈥� but his hard-line on Brexit as well as past comments about feminism, welfare and Britain鈥檚 work ethic have angered his critics.
Mark Coles hears from political colleagues, Westminster journalists 鈥� even Dominic Raab鈥檚 boxing coach.
Producer Smita Patel
Editor Ravin Sampat
Researcher Bethan Head
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- Sat 11 Apr 2020 19:00大象传媒 Radio 4
- Sun 12 Apr 2020 17:40大象传媒 Radio 4
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