The former Wales and justice secretary has not denied claims that his colleague threatened to report him to Downing Street if he openly criticised the bill of rights policy.
about Mr Raab's"intimidating" and"unacceptable" behaviour at the time - although a source close to the prime minister denied he knew of the threat.
Speaking to Sky News, Sir Robert did not deny the story and confirmed the pair had had a"disagreement". But the backbencher, who also served as justice secretary under Mr Johnson, said he didn't"want to rake over the coals of what happened" before, adding:"I'm a robust politician."It comes amid growing pressure on Mr Sunak over his appointment of Mr Raab as both his deputy and justice secretaryEight official complaints have been made against Mr Raab and the PM's ethics adviser is carrying out an investigation.
But Mr Sunak has resisted calls to suspend him while the probe takes place, insisting he wants to follow the right"process".Mr Raab has consistently denied the allegations, and there is no suggestion Sir Robert saw the incident with him as bullying. A source close to Sir Robert pointed out that no complaints were made about him during his two years at the Ministry of Justice,"which included high-pressure challenges such as keeping prisons open during COVID".
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