Rishi Sunak committed to dealing with the fallout from the Dominic Raab report swiftly. Now 24 hours on, despite a resignation, that has proven not to be the case.
It is unclear why it took so long to come to a decision given that, in reality, there was little choice. The former justice secretary and deputy prime minister promised to quit if claims of bullying were found to be substantiated. Still, Mr Raab has gone down fighting. In his resignation statement, he suggests that “in setting the threshold for bullying so low, this inquiry has set a dangerous precedent” by encouraging further “spurious” complaints against ministers.
