LONDON - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sacked Conservative Party chair Nadhim Zahawi on Sunday (Jan 29) after an investigation found he committed a serious breach by not being open about a tax probe, the latest scandal to hit one of Sunak's top ministers. Sunak had initially stood by Zahawi before ordering an independent adviser to investigate questions over his...
British Minister without Portfolio Nadhim Zahawi looks on outside the Conservative Party's headquarters in London, Britain Jan 23, 2023.LONDON - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sacked Conservative Party chair Nadhim Zahawi on Sunday after an investigation found he committed a serious breach by not being open about a tax probe, the latest scandal to hit one of Sunak's top ministers.
Sunak's independent adviser Laurie Magnus said that Zahawi didn't declare that his tax affairs were being investigated when he was briefly made finance minister last year, and failed to disclose details when Sunak appointed him to his current role. Zahawi's response to Sunak did not mention either the HMRC or independent adviser's investigation. He expressed concern at the conduct of some in the media in recent weeks and said he would support Sunak's agenda as a backbench lawmaker.It is a setback to Sunak's attempt at a government reset after a chaotic year that saw three different British prime ministers.
The opposition Labour Party said that Sunak had shown weakness in how he had handled the Zahawi and Raab cases. Zahawi did not correct the record until last week, when he said he had reached a settlement with the authorities. Zahawi became finance minister following Sunak's own resignation from the role in July last year, which helped end Boris Johnson's scandal-hit premiership.
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UK PM Sunak sacks party chairman Zahawi over tax affairsLONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sacked Conservative Party chair Nadhim Zahawi on Sunday (Jan 29) after an investigation found he committed a serious breach by not being open about a tax probe, the latest scandal to hit one of Sunak's top ministers. Sunak had initially stood by Zahawi before
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