UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, consented to have an impartial investigator look into allegations of bullying levelled against Dominic Raab after his deputy prime minister requested that an investigation be conducted into two official complaints that had been filed against him.

At a recent prime minister's question, Dominic Raab said he had always acted correctly with colleagues, despite many complaints from officials from his cabinet, as documented by the Guardian and others. Raab said he would keep his current positions as deputy prime minister and justice secretary throughout the transition.

No. 10 has yet to choose a successor for Lord Christopher Geidt, who resigned as an independent counsellor on ministerial standards in June. While out on business, Sunak promised to appoint a specific individual to investigate the G20 summit in Bali.

Interesting facts about Rishi Sunak, UK's first PM of colour

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Youngest PM with roots in India

At 42, Rishi Sunak became the youngest Prime Minister of Britain. Not only this, he will be the first British PM to have roots in India. Born in the country's Southampton area, Sunak is a third generation British-Indian whose grandparents were from Punjab.

Educated from most prestigious institutes

Rishi Sunak, son of a doctor father and a pharmacist mother, went to some of the best schools in England. He flaunts degrees from Winchester, Oxford, and Stanford in California.

Sunak and Akshata Murthy

While he was at Stanford, Sunak met his wife Akshata Murthy, daughter of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy. Sunak and Murthy, a billionaire, married in 2009 and have two daughters together.

Childhood goals

When he was a kid, Sunak wanted to become a Jedi knight when he grew up and is a big time fan of Star Wars. His new role at 10 Downing Street will be much similar to that, protecting the people of his country.

Indian roots

After getting elected as MP in 2015, Rishi Sunak took oath on the Bhagavad Gita in the Parliament. He has often talked about his Indian heritage and how his parents imbibed values and culture in him.

In a related development, Dominic Raab disclosed to legislators that he had been the subject of an allegation before his election that had been settled under a nondisclosure agreement.

The first complaint to the Ministry of Justice was reportedly made this year in the spring, but the persons have chosen to resubmit it in light of the most recent allegations, as reported by the Guardian.

Civil Service World reported on Tuesday that many anonymous sources indicated that after Raab declared at a recent all-staff meeting at the Ministry of Justice that he had a zero-tolerance policy for bullying, some employees began to suspect that he was "gaslighting" them.

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Who is Dominic Raab?
Dominic Raab is the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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Raab is 48 years old.

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UK Deputy PM Dominic Raab faces independent inquiry into bullying allegations against him

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, has agreed to have an impartial investigator look into allegations of bullying against Dominic Raab after his deputy prime minister requested an investigation into two official complaints of bullying filed against him.