Rishi Sunak insists he acted ‘decisively and swiftly’ in sacking Nadhim Zahawi
- who has held a variety of Cabinet posts - said the “time was right” to go after 14 years in the Commons.In a departure letter he said that “parting is such a sweet sorrow”, adding that "my mistakes have been mine".
The Iraqi-born politician declared Britain the “greatest country on earth” as he spoke movingly about seeking refuge from Saddam Hussein’s regime.PM doubles down on claim UK is heading towards disaster with hung Parliament “For all our challenges, this is the best country on Earth, and it helped me make my British dream come true.”
Referencing his constituency as the home of Shakespeare, he said in his letter: “As my most famous constituent once wrote: ‘Go to your bosom; knock there and ask your heart what it doth know’.
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