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Dominic Raab has said he will resign from the government if an independent investigation supports allegations of bullying against him.
The attorney general, who is also the deputy prime minister, asked Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in November to launch an investigation into two formal complaints made against him related to his behavior towards officials.
Raab has previously been said to have been “disrespectful and aggressive” to staff, but he denies these allegations.
The investigation, led by Adam Tory KC, is currently processing eight formal complaints made against Raab, including the two initial complaints that initiated the investigation.
They cover his current role as Attorney General, to when he was Foreign Secretary, and his time in the former Brexit department.
I We learned last December that some of these formal complaints included allegations from multiple officials.
Asked whether he would resign from Sky’s Sophy Ridge on Sunday program if an investigation concluded he was bullying a staff member, Raab said: Of course, I will resign if the bullying allegations are upheld. ”
He claimed he “behaved professionally” and would not comment further on the investigation into him because “we want to professionally respect the integrity of that process.”
The Esher and Walton MPs face widespread calls from the government to resign while the investigation is ongoing.
However, he argued on Sunday that this was “ultimately for the prime minister to decide”, and that demanding ministers to resign whenever complaints were filed was a “complaint process”. politicize the
“In fact, if you can knock out a minister or a dignitary just by filing a complaint, I don’t know if it’s right.
“Until proven guilty in this country, we believe in innocence.
Former Tory Party Speaker Jake Berry is among those who suggested Raab should be suspended as Deputy Prime Minister until an investigation into allegations of bullying is completed.
talk Westminster Radio 4 Weeks Earlier this month, he said parliamentarians and ministers were “not some form of special human being” and should be treated “just like everyone else”.
Liberal Democrat Chief of Staff Wendy Chamberlain said Sunday that Sunak should “show some backbone” and Raab be suspended while the investigation continues.
“That’s what happens to people who face such serious allegations in other workplaces,” she said.
“The current position is completely unsustainable. How can victims of crime expect justice when the minister in charge is busy trying to clear his name?”
“The longer this drags on, the more it calls into question the prime minister’s judgment and promise to act with integrity,” she added.
Labor deputy leader Angela Rayner said last month that the numerous allegations raise “further questions” about Rishi Sunak’s judgment.
“The cabinet he appointed is riddled with meanness and scandal, but the prime minister is too weak to do anything. I have to do it,” she said.