Nadhim Zahawi had faced damaging reports that he had settled an estimated £4.8m bill with HMRC while he was chancellor, including paying a penalty. Now, Labour have written to Rishi Sunak asking what he knew about the investigation and when.
The letter includes a range of questions for the prime minister to answer:
Ms Dodds described Mr Sunak as"weak" for not sacking Mr Zahawi"when this murky affair first surfaced"."This doesn't change the fact that his government is drowning in sleaze, with whole rogues' gallery of ministers being investigated for security breaches, bullying allegations and murky tax affairs. "Rishi Sunak shouldn't have needed an ethics adviser to tell him that Nadhim Zahawi's position was untenable, but instead he continued to prop up the man he appointed to cabinet.
In a letter written by Sir Laurie to the PM on Sunday morning following the conclusion of the investigation, the ethics adviser said Mr Zahawi had"shown insufficient regard for the general principles of the ministerial code" and had not fulfilled the requirements of being an"honest, open and an exemplary leader".
"As a result, I have informed you of my decision to remove you from your position in His Majesty's Government."Rishi Sunak: From Zahawi and Raab to seatbelt gaffe - the U-turns and scandals of his first months as PM
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