PM says his sacking of Zahawi shows he will take ‘whatever steps are necessary’ to restore integrity to politics
Rishi Sunak has dismissed claims thatwas unfairly treated after he was sacked for breaking the ministerial code in a row over his tax affairs, saying his government was committed to integrity.
Magnus concluded Zahawi had broken the rules by repeatedly failing to declare an HMRC investigation into his tax affairs where he was forced to pay a £5m settlement including a penalty. Zahawi is said to feel he was not given an opportunity to make his case, apart from one 30-minute meeting, and was unable to respond to the conclusions before they were made public.
Zahawi also hit out at the way the media had pursued the story about his tax affairs – though No 10 has pointedly disagreed.
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