BREAKING: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has come under fresh pressure in Parliament after resisting to fire Nadhim Zahawi, with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer calling the PM ‘hopelessly weak’.
Mr Sunak was pushed on Mr Zahawi’s multi-million pound settlement at Prime Minister’s Questions today.To which Mr Sunak replied: ‘The difference between him and me is I stand by my values and principles even when it’s difficult.’
The Prime Minister ordered his ethics adviser to investigate whether Mr Zahawi broke ministerial rules over the estimated £4.8 million bill he settled with HMRC while chancellor. Lord Evans suggested ‘trying to close down a legitimate public debate’ would not live up to the Nolan principles on public life that must be upheld under the ministerial code.
Senior Conservative MP Caroline Nokes has called on him to ‘stand aside until this matter is all cleared up’ but Mr Sunak has so far stood by Mr Zahawi. Downing Street subsequently suggested Mr Sunak did not know last week that Mr Zahawi had paid the reportedly 30% penalty to HMRC.
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