So what are your thoughts on why the decision on Raab is taking so long?

There is a certain type of manager who essentially confirms and authorises what others have recommended. They will commission reports and act on the conclusions. They will hold a meeting and accept the conclusion. That's not a bad way of running things. It is certainly better than assuming you know everything and everyone is just there to do your will.

But this time it appears the remit of the report was only to obtain the facts, not to draw any conclusions. Which means that, whatever Sunak decides, he is wholly responsible for. All attacks on the decision will be attacks on him personally, which cannot be diverted into 'this is what the committee as a whole' decided. He owns it all.

My biggest concern if he decides Raab is not to be punished is that the report will become a handbook in Whitehall and possibly elsewhere, of how far you can go in threatening an employee without it crossing the line into bullying.