The Tory party chairman's tax affairs have been in the spotlight after it was revealed he settled a multi-million pound tax dispute with HMRC while he was chancellor.
Labour said Mr Sunak should reveal if he has ever paid a tax penalty, while a Labour spokesman replied they would"come back to you" when asked if leader Sir Keir Starmer had ever paid one.
At Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, Mr Sunak was challenged over Mr Zahawi's tax affairs for the second week running by Sir Keir.But Mr Sunak said:"Of course, the politically expedient thing to do would be for me to have said that this matter must be resolved by Wednesday at noon.
The Labour leader said:"We all know why the prime minister was reluctant to ask his party chair questions about family finances and tax avoidance. "But his failure to sack him when the whole country can see what's going on shows how hopelessly weak he is - a prime minister overseeing chaos, overwhelmed at every turn."
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