British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that an independent ethics adviser would look into the tax affairs of Nadhim Zahawi, the chairman of the Conservative Party.
After a weekend of bruising reveals, led by scoops by the Guardian, Sunak on Monday announced that an independent ethics adviser would look into the tax affairs of Nadhim Zahawi, the chairman of the Conservative Party and formerly the chancellor of the exchequer, Britain’s name for finance minister and one of the four “Great Offices of State.
“This pathetic attempt to pass the buck is simply not good enough,” said Angela Rayner, the deputy Labour leader, stressing that Zahawi was chancellor of the exchequer — in charge of spending tax revenue — while negotiating a settlement with the tax collectors., Zahawi owed taxes on capital gains after the sale of shares in YouGov, the polling company he co-founded before he was elected as a lawmaker.
Likewise, Sharp, the BBC chairman, stressed that he was not directly involved in any loan for Johnson.
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