Dominic Raab joins uranium explorer Reveille Resources as non-executive director

Dominic Raab is joining Reveille Resources, a British company exploring for uranium in northern Italy, as a non-executive director. The appointment takes effect once regulatory due diligence checks are passed, the Evening Standard reports. Reveille has submitted applications for exploration licences in the north of Italy and says Raab's career "at the highest levels of the British government" will bring leadership experience and "deep insight" into geopolitics, national security and international relations.

The duties are listed: advising the board, supporting engagement with international investors and governments, and weighing uranium exploration and development opportunities, primarily in Italy. The announcement itemises his experience and insight; it does not mention an investment in the company. Raab ran the Foreign Office between 2019 and 2021 and served as deputy prime minister and justice secretary until 2023, when he resigned after an independent investigation by a leading barrister found he had acted in an intimidating and aggressive way with civil servants, in behaviour that could have amounted to bullying. Raab said at the time that the findings set a dangerous precedent by setting a low threshold for bullying.

The board he is joining is chaired by Michael Pompeo, the former US secretary of state, and the two men previously worked together during their time in government. Raab supplied the strategic rationale himself: "Reveille has the opportunity to build a broad portfolio in Western-aligned jurisdictions at a time when energy security, reliable and competitively priced energy, and meeting climate objectives have never been more relevant."

Uranium is mined to fuel nuclear power plants, and the permits that turn a deposit into a mine are issued by governments — the audience a former foreign secretary is hired to reach. Raab said he was "delighted to join Reveille at this important stage in its development." The chairman ran American diplomacy while Raab ran Britain's; their shared project now is a set of exploration licence applications in northern Italy.