The rise and fall of the karate black belt MP who briefly led the country but faced bullying claims
"He's not just the PM - our boss - for all of us in cabinet he is also our colleague, our friend," Mr Raab said."If there is one thing I know about this prime minister; he's a fighter."
He also had a spell working for Dominic Grieve, who went on to serve as attorney general during Theresa May's premiership.In 2010, Mr Raab stood to be the MP for Esher and Walton after fellow Conservative Ian Taylor stood down. Following the result of the referendum and the resignation of Mr Cameron, Mr Raab stayed on as a government minister in the justice department under Theresa May.In January 2018, Mrs May reshuffled her government and he became a housing minister under Sajid Javid.
After Mr Johnson was diagnosed with the virus at the end of March 2020, it was confirmed Mr Raab would be in charge of the country should the prime minister be unable to discharge his duties. The country was plunged into chaos, with a resurgent Taliban capturing swathes of the nation as Joe Biden and US allies pulled out their troops.What's life like under the Taliban?
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