Dominic Raab says he would resign if bullying claims upheld

Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has said helium would resign if an enquiry finds helium has bullied civilian servants.

Eight ceremonial complaints person been made against Mr Raab, who was appointed lawman premier curate and justness caput past October.

Adam Tolley KC has been investigating the allegations aft being appointed by the premier curate successful November.

Mr Raab denies bullying, but told Sky News "if an allegation of bullying is upheld, I would resign".

The bullying complaints subordinate to Mr Raab's erstwhile periods arsenic justness caput and overseas caput nether Boris Johnson, and his clip arsenic Brexit caput nether Theresa May.

The BBC has recovered that different civilian servants who allegedly planned to record complaints did not aft learning they would person been identified to Mr Raab arsenic portion of Mr Tolley's inquiry.

Both Labour and the Liberal Democrats person called for Rishi Sunak to suspend Mr Raab during Mr Tolley's investigation.

The premier curate has said helium volition hold for the result of the enquiry earlier taking immoderate action.

In November, Mr Sunak repeatedly declined to accidental whether helium had informal warnings astir Mr Raab's behaviour earlier bringing him backmost into government.

Speaking connected the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Mr Raab said: "I americium assured I behaved professionally throughout​."

But helium added it was close for ministers to "challenge assumptions and trial ideas" erstwhile moving with civilian servants.

The national which represents civilian servants, the FDA, recovered 1 successful six civilian servants had seen unacceptable workplace behaviour by a curate successful the past year.

The FDA's yearly survey of elder civilian servants besides recovered 69.3% of respondents said they had nary assurance successful the existent complaints system.

Mr Tolley is not expected to study his findings for respective weeks and the premier curate volition determine the justness secretary's governmental aboriginal erstwhile the probe concludes.

Privately, galore Conservative MPs, including ministers, person told the BBC they fearfulness the allegations could yet outgo Mr Raab his job.

Mr Raab was justness caput and lawman premier curate erstwhile Boris Johnson was succeeded by Liz Truss.

She sacked him, but helium was reappointed to those roles erstwhile Mr Sunak entered Downing Street successful October.

Mr Raab antecedently served successful the furniture arsenic overseas caput from 2020-21 and Brexit caput successful 2018.