Dominic Raab will be sacked if an investigation into the Deputy Prime Minister concludes that he bullied people, Rishi Sunak has suggested amid fresh claims about his behaviour.
Eight formal bullying complaints have been made against Mr Raab and an independent investigation is currently ongoing. Mr Raab has always denied wrongdoing.
The Prime Minister told reporters this afternoon: "I’ve asked the independent adviser some time ago to have a look at the historic issues that have been raised. The independent adviser is conducting his investigation, I can’t prejudge the outcome of that investigation, it’s right that it concludes.
"But as people have seen from how I’ve acted in the past, when I’m presented with conclusive independent findings that someone in my Government has not acted with the integrity or standards that I would expect of them, I won’t hesitate to take swift and decisive action."
It came as a former senior civil servant used an anonymous interview with BBC Newsnight to accuse Mr Raab of "nasty and difficult" behaviour, claiming he used "demeaning tactics to make himself the most powerful person in the room".
