Sunak urged to ‘come clean’ on what he knew about Raab complaints

Penman said the scale of the allegations about Raab (pictured) meant he should be suspended until the outcome of the investigation was known. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA

Rishi Sunak has been urged to “come clean” over whether he knew of informal concerns about Dominic Raab’s behaviour before appointing him, as an investigation into the deputy prime minister continues.

Eleven weeks since the inquiry began looking into complaints from about two dozen civil servants across three government departments, pressure is growing on the prime minister to suspend Raab and reveal what he knew and when.