At PMQs, Rishi Sunak faced questions about the alleged behaviour of senior Conservatives
Labour's Sir Keir Starmer accused him of being "too weak" to act over bullying allegations made against the deputy PM, Dominic Raab
Dave Penman, head of the FDA civil servants trade union, said earlier that Raab should be suspended from his ministerial post while he is being investigated
Sunak countered in the Commons by saying Starmer hadn't acted over the complaints of a Labour MP who said being in the party was like an "abusive relationship"
He also defended how he handled the Nadhim Zahawi tax affair, saying no issues had been raised when Zahawi was appointed to his cabinet
The Tory chairman was sacked on Sunday after an inquiry found he had broken the ministerial code
Raab, who is facing multiple complaints from civil servants who worked with him, denies allegations of bullying
Flynn then notes that the UK is entering the worst years for living standards since the 1930s.
As "the Brexit ship sinks", does the prime minister blame Scots who want to jump aboard the independence life boat, he asks?
WATCH: Brexit ship is sinking with PM at the helm - SNP
Answering the SNP Westminster leader’s question, Sunak says “If you actually look at it, since Brexit the UK has grown the same as Germany.
"We are taking advantage for people across the UK with free ports and fishing. The difference between our party and theirs is we respect referendum results".
Next up is the SNP leader for Westminster, Stephen Flynn.
He says as we've just marked the third anniversary of Brexit, we have learned three things.
The UK's trade deficit has grown, the economy has been hit to the tune of £100bn each year, and the UK's economy is expected to be the worst performing of all advance nations.
Does the PM still think the UK can afford not to be in the EU?
Sunak accuses Starmer of being unable to stand up to his “union bosses” or protect “women in his own party”- again referencing Labour MP Rosie Duffield's complaints about how she's been treated by the Labour party.
"Meanwhile, the government is delivering on its plans to halve inflation, fix the economy and stop small boat crossings" he adds.
Sunak concludes by saying: “While he can't decide what he believes in, we'll keep delivering for Britain.”
Image source, PA MediaFor his final question, Starmer accuses the PM of trying to blame Labour for the government's inability to sort out industrial disputes, and accuses the Tories of an "addiction to sleaze and scandal".
He also questions the government's decision to fund legal advice for Boris Johnson during Parliament's ongoing investigation into whether the former PM misled MPs over Partygate.
Image source, PA MediaSunak says the appointments process for the BBC chairman is "rigorous and transparent" and was fully supported by the cross party DCMS committee.
He says Labour MPs were part of the selection process and agreed with the appointment.
In light of strikes, Sunak is now talking about unions and Just Stop Oil campaigners, saying that the Labour leader is enabling a culture of protests and he cannot stand up for union bosses.
Sunak says Starmer is siding with hard-line protesters, while Tory MPs stand with school children.
In another jab at the PM, Starmer says that "at least" Sunak's predecessor Boris Johnson "didn't go around pretending he was a paragon of integrity and accountability".
He then refers to Richard Sharp's appointment as BBC chairman and the claims that he helped Johnson secure a loan before getting his job.
Both men have denied the claims.
WATCH: Sunak 'too weak' to act on bullying claims - Starmer
Sunak responds by saying "I take action when these things happen".
To increasing cheers form his own side, Sunak compares this to Starmer's support for Jeremy Corbyn.
Sunak mentions that Starmer had claims "hate had been allowed to spread unchallenged" in Labour under Corbyn, but Starmer supported Corbyn "for four long years".
Sunak accuses Starmer of "carping on the sidelines and never standing up for a principle that matters".
Image source, Parliament TVStarmer says according to recent reports, 24 allegations of bullying have been made against Raab.
He asks the prime minister how he would feel if one of his relatives were "forced to work for a bully" because "the man at the top was too weak" to sack him.
Image source, PA MediaSunak responds that if Starmer is so concerned about "behaviour in public life", then he should support those in his own party who have complained about the atmosphere.
He refers to Rosie Duffield MP, who compared being in the party to being in an "abusive relationship".
"If he can't be trusted to stand up for the women in his party, then he can't be trusted to stand up to people in the UK," Sunak adds.
WATCH: Is PM only person unaware of Raab allegations? - Starmer
Next Starmer moves on to Dominic Raab and asks: "Is the prime minister now also going to claim he's the only person not aware of bullying claims against the deputy PM before he appointed him?"
Sunak goes on to say that the "usual appointment process was followed" when Nadhim Zahawi was given the role of Minister without Portfolio.
When it became clear Zahawi had broken the ministerial code Sunak said he "took decisive action" and fired him.
Starmer says "anyone picking up a newspaper" would have known Zahawi's tax affairs were under investigation months before he was appointed Tory chairman.
"Is he saying his officials hid this information from him, or was he just too incurious to ask any questions?" the Labour leader asks.
In response, Sunak says "no issues were raised with me" at the time of the appointment in October.
We're now hearing the response from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
He says he appointed the independent adviser to look into Nadhim Zahawi's tax affairs fully, and on receipt of the findings he took action.
After joining the PM in sending his condolences to Mark Drakeford, Starmer kicks off PMQs with a jab at the PM, saying he "emerged from hibernation at the weekend" and raised more questions than answers.
Did the former party chair Nadhim Zahawi tell officials he was under investigation by the taxman before or after being appointed by Sunak to the Cabinet?
Image source, Parliament TVDominic Raab is sitting alongside Rishi Sunak in the commons today.
Earlier a civil service union leader called for Raab to be suspended as deputy prime minister whilst he is being investigated over allegations of bullying
Rishi Sunak begins by sending condolences to the First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford, on the death of his wife Clare, who died suddenly on Saturday.
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Damian Grammaticas
Political correspondent
Spiralling strike action, a stumbling economy, government ministers caught in ethics probes. From which angle will Rishi Sunak have to fend off criticism today? Perhaps all of them.
For his opponents there’s a whole of buffet of choices. It’s the biggest day of industrial action in years. In every sector workers are frustrated that the government isn’t actually talking to them about pay. If asked Mr Sunak is likely to repeat his insistence that to give bigger pay rises would be inflationary.
With the IMF predicting the UK to have the worst economic performance of any major country he’s vulnerable there too.
But it may be on the ethics probes that it’s easiest to attack him, the one just completed that led him to sack Nadim Zahawi and the one to be completed into bullying complaints against his Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab.
Buckle up prime minister, it could be a rough ride!
The wait is almost over.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will be on his feet very soon to answer PMQs.