Akshata Murty: Sunak defends wife’s tax status as Labour and No 10 deny leak

Chancellor says Murty has followed letter of the law' with non-dom status and loves her country like I love mine'

The chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has defended his wife after revelations that she claims non-domiciled status, meaning she does not legally have to pay tax in the UK on her income earned abroad.

The businesswoman Akshata Murty, estimated to be worth hundreds of millions of pounds, is an Indian citizen and is reported to hold a 0.91% stake in Infosys, an IT business founded by her father.