DOMINIC RAAB has been accused of “hiding from accountability” following reports he blocked the reappointment of the victims commissioner for England and Wales. 

Dame Vera Baird QC stepped down from the role in September after the government made the unusual decision to recruit for her position rather than reappointing her, as had happened with her predecessor.  

In her resignation letter, Ms Baird said the Justice Secretary had “encouraged her to apply” on two occasions earlier in the year before, saying that there would be no appointment from the recruitment process.