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UK deputy PM quits over bullying

Former deputy PM Dominic Raab said the bar for bullying has been set so low that "it will encourage spurious complaints against ministers and have a chilling effect on those driving change". (Photo: AFP)

LONDON: UK Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab announced his resignation on Friday after bullying claims against him were upheld in a report, a fresh political shock for Britain's Conservatives.

Raab's resignation gives Prime Minister Rishi Sunak a headache some two weeks before local elections at which the Conservatives are expected to lose seats.

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