Sunak accused by Labour of ‘whingeing’ over leak about wife’s non-dom status

Chancellor should address criticism of family's tax affairs rather than seeking inquiry into source of leak, says Jonathan Ashworth

Rishi Sunak has been accused of whingeing" about the leak of his wife's non-dom tax status after he ordered a Whitehall inquiry and raised concerns the unauthorised disclosure could be a criminal offence.

The chancellor was criticised by Labour for complaining about the smears" and insisting on an inquiry into the leak, instead of addressing the criticism of his family avoiding tax while he puts up taxes and cuts benefits in real terms this month.