Tuesday briefing: How Dominic Raab set the agenda after a stinging report on bullying

In today’s newsletter: The ex-deputy PM has found ample support from some quarters after an investigation into bullying was released. Our political correspondents explain how Raab’s anger drove the discourse

• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First Edition

Good morning. You might have thought, when Dominic Raab resigned on Friday because an investigation into bullying claims found that he had been “intimidating” and “unreasonably and persistently aggressive”, that his departure would represent a complete defeat. How else to interpret the conclusions from an independent KC that serious allegations against the deputy prime minister and justice secretary were true, and Rishi Sunak’s affirmation that it was right for Raab to go?

But in the days since, Raab and his allies have managed to sow a very different narrative, about “activist” and “over-unionised” officials. Now, even as former UK civil service chief Lord Kerslake warns today that Sunak needs to speak out against the “torrent of invective against the civil service”, the chief conclusion from a finding that Raab intimidated civil servants appears likely to be: it’s the civil servants’ fault.

Sudan | The two opposing forces in Sudan’s civil war have agreed a three-day ceasefire, which started at midnight. Two previous ceasefires have failed to hold during the ten-day conflict, which has killed at least 427 people so far and left many civilians desperately short of food, water and medicine.

CBI | The Confederation of British Industry has admitted it failed to “filter out culturally toxic people” from its ranks, leading to “terrible consequences”. The CBI president, Brian McBride, said that the organisation had “badly let down” its staff after revelations in the Guardian about alleged misconduct by employees, including two women who said they were raped.

Fox News | The far-right host Tucker Carlson has left Fox News, it was abruptly announced on Monday, in a decision that removes one of the US network’s most controversial figures a week after it settled a defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5m. Carlson reportedly learned of his firing 10 minutes before it was announced.

Labour | Diane Abbott could lose the chance to fight for the London seat she has held since 1987 if a Labour party investigation into her comments about racism drags on for months. As Keir Starmer described her letter to the Observer as antisemitic, it emerged that Abbott is unlikely to have the party whip restored before the end of an internal party inquiry into the issue.

Television | The former Strictly Come Dancing judge Len Goodman has died aged 78, his agent has said. Goodman, who became a judge on the show in 2004 and made his last appearance in 2016, was described as “a brilliant and kind man”. Read Mark Lawson’s tribute.