Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey called on the former deputy prime minister to resign as an MP over the independent investigation, which upheld two out of eight bullying complaints that were made against him.
on Friday after an independent investigation by Adam Tolley KC, which upheld two of eight bullying complaints made against him.
The Liberal Democrats are gunning for Mr Raab's marginal seat of Esher and Walton and the next election, and have demanded he stand down as an MP and face a by-election. Sir Ed claimed his party would be able to win Mr Raab's seat, where he holds a majority of just 2,743 votes. The former cabinet minister immediately rejected the report's conclusions, claiming the inquiry was"flawed" and"set a dangerous precedent for the conduct of good government".Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerOliver Dowden replaced Mr Raab as deputy prime minister, while Alex Chalk has taken over as justice secretary.
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