Dominic Raab is being formally investigated over THREE complaints after ‘series’ of bullying claims

A THIRD formal bullying complaint against Dominic Raab has been lodged and will be investigated by a senior lawyer, No10 confirmed today.

Rishi Sunak last night asked independent investigator Adam Tolley KC to expand the scope of his existing probe into the Justice Secretary.

The request came after the PM was informed a new bullying complaint had been lodged against Raab on Wednesday night.

Two formal complaints had already been filed against the Deputy PM - one from his time as Foreign Secretary and the other from his first stint as Justice Secretary earlier this year.

The latest allegation relates to his time as Brexit Secretary in 2018.

A No 10 spokeswoman said: "I can confirm that the Prime Minister has now asked the investigator to add a further formal complaint relating to conduct at the Department for Exiting the European Union and to establish the facts in line with the existing terms of reference."

This month it emerged that staff within the Ministry of Justice were offered a "route out" of the department when Mr Raab was reinstated in October.

Since then a number of civil servants have anonymously come forward with bullying allegations stretching back years.

Mr Raab was even forced to defend himself after insiders claimed he angrily threw tomatoes from a Pret a Manger salad across a meeting room -  as he wasn’t pleased with the way he was being briefed.

The Deputy PM last week vowed to fight back against claims he created "culture of fear".

He said: "I will thoroughly refute any of the claims that be made."

The PM has maintained he has full confidence in his Deputy and will await the results of the independent investigation before taking any possible action.