Where does Raab’s resignation leave Rishi Sunak? The PM’s pledge to leave scandal behind is wearing thin

It’s unfortunate that the epithets “boxing fanatic and “karate black belt” are so frequently attached to Dominic Raab. When they appear in a news report, these have much the same effect as the words “former nightclub bouncer”. You know the final sentence of said report will simply read: “The trial continues.”

Anyway: the trial continued, until it finally ended this morning with Raab’s eye-bulgingly aggressive resignation letter . How did you enjoy episode 97 of He-Hulk: Attorney at Ministry of Justice? Having been handed the report into Raab’s alleged bullying of staff at three government departments over a number of years, prime minister Rishi Sunak spent a full 24 hours reading it and considering what to do about its findings.

Marina Hyde is a Guardian columnist

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