Rishi Sunak refuses to state Nadhim Zahawi has been honest about taxes
by Peter Walker, Jessica Elgot and Kiran Stacey from on (#6855S)
PM's decision to order an inquiry fails to limit the fallout from Tory chair's opaque dealings with HMRC
Rishi Sunak's political distancing from Nadhim Zahawi has taken another step, with Downing Street refusing to say the prime minister is confident the embattled Tory chair has been consistently honest about his tax affairs.
Sunak's decision to order an inquiry by his new ethics adviser notably failed to limit the fallout from Zahawi's still-opaque dealings with HMRC, while a former Tory minister called for him to step aside while the investigation takes place.
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