Rishi Sunak says he is unaware of any formal complaints against Dominic Raab

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said helium is "not aware" of ceremonial complaints against Dominic Raab, who has been accused of demeaning colleagues.

Several newspapers person reported allegations of bullying by Mr Raab, who was reappointed justness caput and lawman premier curate by Mr Sunak.

Mr Sunak defended him, saying helium did not "recognise that characterisation" of Mr Raab.

Mr Raab's spokesperson said helium "always acts with the utmost professionalism".

Mr Sunak has travel nether unit implicit his judgement aft Sir Gavin Williamson resigned past week implicit allegations of bullying and threatening behaviour. Mr Sunak besides faced disapproval for reinstating Suella Braverman arsenic location caput conscionable six days aft she was forced to measurement down for breaching the ministerial code.

On Friday, the Guardian said it had spoken to aggregate sources who alleged Mr Raab's behaviour with civilian servants had been "demeaning" and "very rude and aggressive" during his archetypal stint astatine the MoJ betwixt September 2021 and September 2022.

Mr Raab was sacked arsenic justness caput and lawman premier curate by erstwhile PM Liz Truss, but was reappointed to those roles by Rishi Sunak pursuing his predetermination arsenic person by Tory MPs.

The Mirror reported Mr Raab had acquired the nickname "The Incinerator" due to the fact that helium "burns through" staff.

The Sun, meanwhile, suggested Mr Raab had erstwhile hurled tomatoes from a crockery crossed a country successful a acceptable of anger, a assertion a spokesperson for the Cabinet curate said was "nonsense".

The premier curate told reporters travelling with him to Indonesia for the G20 summit: "I don't recognise that characterisation of Dominic and I'm not alert of immoderate ceremonial complaints astir him.

"Of course, determination are established procedures for civilian servants if they privation to bring to airy immoderate issues."

Downing Street said that the premier curate believed that radical successful nationalist beingness should dainty others with "consideration and respect".

A No 10 spokesperson said that, portion they were not alert of immoderate ceremonial ailment concerning Mr Raab, determination were procedures disposable to civilian servants if they had concerns.

"There are established procedures by which civilian servants tin rise complaints. These processes let allegations to beryllium looked astatine and considered with owed process and a just hearing," the spokesperson said.

Labour's lawman person Angela Rayner said: "This is yet different illustration of Rishi Sunak's mediocre judgement and anemic leadership.

"As families conflict during a cost-of-living situation made successful Downing Street, yet different Tory authorities has descended into chaos."

The Liberal Democrats person written to the Cabinet Secretary Simon Case, calling connected the Cabinet Office to people a database of ministers who person credible allegations of bullying made against them.

The party's lawman leader, Daisy Cooper, said: "The premier curate is intelligibly determined to expanse these allegations nether the carpet.

"If the Cabinet Office knew astir these allegations past they indispensable marque that nationalist now."