Anger at absent ministers grows as Raab pulls out of bill of rights session

Justice secretary's withdrawal follows that of Priti Patel from another hearing and as effort to limit gambling harms is deferred

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Signs that Boris Johnson's government could be effectively grinding to a halt are increasing after another senior minister pulled out of a parliamentary scrutiny session and key proposals to reform gambling laws were postponed again.

A day after Priti Patel, the home secretary, withdrew from a scheduled appearance before a Commons committee, Dominic Raab, the justice secretary, said he could not attend a meeting of the cross-party joint committee on human rights next Wednesday, as planned.