Rishi Sunak is facing Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister’s Questions at midday as teachers, university lecturers, train drivers, rail workers, border officials and civil servants — up to half a million workers in total — are walking out as part of a TUC-coordinated strike against the minimum services bill.

Today marks the first set of teachers’ strikes in England and Wales, which the NEU estimates could disrupt classes in 85 % of state schools.

What's more, a few hours before PMQs The Times report No. 10 was told of concerns about Dominic Raab’s behaviour before Rishi Sunak made him deputy prime minister in October. Two sources tell the paper that the Cabinet Office propriety and ethics team alerted Downing Street to concerns about Raab that had not reached the level of formal complaints. No. 10 sources insisted that Sunak was not directly told about this and that officials never advised against appointing Raab.

On top of that, a minister who worked alongside Raab tells the Times they witnessed his “bullying and intimidation” of officials and that “it was more than being a robust minister.” The paper says Adam Tolley’s probe is expected to take several more weeks.

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