Nadhim Zahawi officially sacked as Tory party chairman over tax row

Nadhim Zahawi has been sacked as Tory party chairman over the ongoing multi-million pound tax row from when he was chancellor.

In a letter published this morning (29 January), prime minister Rishi Sunak said it is “clear that there has been a serious breach of the Ministerial Code”.

There have been calls for Mr Zahawi to quit since earlier this month when it was revealed that he had paid a £1m penalty as part of a £5m tax settlement.

The Independent first uncovered HMRC’s investigation into his taxes in July 2022.

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