Dominic Raab is now taking the lead at Prime Minister’s Questions after revealing two official bullying complaints have been filed against him.
The deputy prime minister is standing in for Rishi Sunak, who is still away at the G20 summit in Indonesia.
PMQs comes as just hours after Mr Raab asked the PM to request an independent investigation into complaints.
The deputy prime minister has been facing allegations of bullying, including claims he lost his temper at work, threw food across the room and left civil servants afraid to enter his office.
Mr Sunak has so far stood by his deputy – previously emphasising that no formal complaints had been made against him.
But on Wednesday morning Mr Raab wrote to Mr Sunak to say he had just been notified two formal complaints had been made against him.
He said he looked forward to addressing them and would continue to serve as deputy prime minister, justice secretary and lord chancellor in the meantime.
