Nadhim Zahawi claims error with his taxes ‘careless not deliberate’

Comments follow reports that Tory party chair paid HMRC a penalty as part of a multimillion-pound tax settlement

The Tory party chair, Nadhim Zahawi, has said HMRC concluded his tax errors were careless and not deliberate" after reports that he paid a penalty as part of a multimillion-pound settlement.

The former chancellor, who still attends Rishi Sunak's cabinet, released a statement to address some of the confusion about my finances" after it emerged he had agreed to pay millions to the tax agency in December.