Rishi Sunak sacks Nadhim Zahawi following 'serious breach of Ministerial Code'
dailyrecord.co.ukRishi Sunak has finally sacked Nadhim Zahawi after the Conservative party chairman was found to have made a "serious breach" of the ministerial code.The top Tory has faced weeks of questions after it was revealed he had settled a multi-million tax dispute with HMRC while he was serving as Chancellor last summer.Sunak was forced to launch an investigation into Zahawi's tax affairs following reports he had paid a penalty as part of an estimated £4.8 million settlement dispute with tax authorities.In a letter to Zahawi, Sunak said that, following the investigation, which completed its work after only a few days, “it is clear that there has been a serious breach of the Ministerial Code”.The SNP insisted the Prime Minister "still has questions to answer" over what he knew about the row over Zahawi's tax affairs."That is why, following new information which came to light in recent days regarding your personal financial arrangements and declarations, I asked Sir Laurie Magnus, the independent adviser on ministers' interests, to fully investigate this matter.
You agreed and undertook to co-operate fully with the inquiry."Following the completion of the independent adviser's investigation - the findings of which he has shared with us both - it is clear that there has been a serious breach of the ministerial code.
As a result, I have informed you of my decision to remove you from your position in His Majesty's Government."As you leave, you should be extremely proud of your wide-ranging achievements in Government over the last five years."In particular, your successful oversight of the Covid-19 vaccine procurement and deployment programme which ensured the United Kingdom was at the forefront of the global response to the
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