Thread by @alexwickham

NEW: Dominic Raab is refusing to lift a non-disclosure agreement he entered into with a female former colleague

The man who wants to be Prime Minister told BuzzFeed News the right time to lift the NDA was in court in 2012, not now

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In 2011 Raab’s lawyers wrote to woman ‘E’ telling her she faced “consequences” if she broke the NDA

They warned her “at the very least” she would have to repay a sum she was paid for her silence. “It should not be torn up lightly”

Read the letters here: buzzfeed.com/albertonardell…

NEW: BuzzFeed News can reveal the "independent review" that Raab says cleared him was set up by the Conservative Party buzzfeed.com/albertonardell…

Full line from Raab rejecting the opportunity to lift the NDA during the leadership contest:

"The right time for the confidentiality obligations to be lifted on both sides for a fair and balanced airing of the dispute was before the court back in 2012."

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This morning Maria Miller, women and equalities select committee chair and Raab supporter, said NDAs are having a "destructive effect on people's lives"

She tells BuzzFeed News tonight she has not seen the contents of Raab's NDA or discussed it with him

buzzfeed.com/albertonardell…

READ IN FULL: These are two letters sent by Dominic Raab's lawyers to woman 'E' in 2011

They warn her there will be "consequences" if she breaks the terms of the NDA

"They are not to be breached lightly"

buzzfeed.com/albertonardell…