Nadhim Zahawi

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was grilled over the sacking during a visit to County Durham.

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Rishi Sunak still faces questions about his own knowledge of Nadhim Zahawi’s tax affairs, after he moved to sack the Tory chairman.

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Nadhim Zahawi has been sacked as Conservative Party chairman after an inquiry found he had committed a "serious breach of the Ministerial Code".

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Nadhim Zahawi

Nadhim Zahawi sacked over tax affairs scandal

Nadhim Zahawi

Nadhim Zahawi sacked by Rishi Sunak over tax affairs

Rishi Sunak should sack Nadhim Zahawi as a government minister but keep him as party chair (Picture: Justin Tallis/WPA pool/Getty Images)

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Nadhim Zahawi remains a Cabinet minister despite revelations that he required to pay a penalty for underpayment of tax (Picture: Victoria Jones/PA)

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Downing Street said that the Prime Minister still has confidence in Nadhim Zahawi, but suggested that the inquiry would take place as quickly as possible.

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Cabinet minister Nadhim Zahawi must resign after paying a hefty penalty for underpaying tax (Picture: Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images)

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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon chairs the Scottish energy summit. Picture: Lesley Martin - Pool/Getty Images

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Boris Johnson insisted on Friday that hard-hit households can expect extra help to tackle the spiralling cost of living and energy bills, regardless of who succeeds him as Prime Minister.

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Chancellor of the Exchequer Nadhim Zahawi speaking at the Financial and Professional Services Dinner at Mansion House in the City of London. Picture date: Tuesday July 19, 2022.

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Banff and Buchan MP David Duguid.

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Boris Johnson has ordered an inquiry into the claims of Islamophobia made by former minister Nusrat Ghani (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images).

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Tory MP Nusrat Ghani who has accused a Government whip of telling her that she was sacked from her ministerial post because her Muslim faith was making colleagues uncomfortable.

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