Dominic Raab fighting the chop over treatment of civil servants as Rishi Sunak sits tight on ‘bullying’ dossier

KARATE black belt Dominic Raab is fighting to avoid the chop over his treatment of civil servants.

The long-awaited inquiry into bullying allegations against the Deputy Prime Minister was handed to the PM yesterday morning.

Rishi Sunak spent all day poring over the independent probe’s findings — but ducked deciding immediately whether to sack his pal and political ally.

A No10 source told The Sun that “due process must be followed” and the weighty tome was being read line by line.

They claimed five months’ worth of findings from independent KC Adam Tolley were “not clear cut and the report will take time to work through”.

But Downing Street officials promised there would be a “swift” response to the findings following a slew of complaints about Mr Raab’s behaviour towards civil servants.

The investigation centres on allegations made when Mr Raab was Foreign Secretary, Brexit Secretary and during his first stint as Justice Secretary.

Pals close to Mr Raab said he will “come out swinging” if he is cleared, with the expectation some as yet unseen evidence will be in his favour.

Ex-Cabinet Minister David Davis, who was Mr Raab’s former boss, insisted: “He takes his job very seriously.

“He works incredibly hard, expects the same of others and has a fairly no-nonsense style.”

Mandarins have threatened to quit if Mr Raab were to be cleared of the allegations and allowed to stay in post.

Opposition parties called for his head.

The Lib Dems said: “People will be fed up with this dither and delay from the PM.”