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Starmer attacks 'hopelessly weak' Sunak for failing to sack Zahawi

Sky News Wednesday, 25 January 2023
Starmer attacks 'hopelessly weak' Sunak for failing to sack ZahawiSir Keir Starmer has suggested the job of prime minister is "too big" for a "hopelessly weak" Rishi Sunak as he attacked him for failing to sack Nadhim Zahawi.
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News video: Starmer: Sack Zahawi today and show some leadership

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Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer has said Rishi Sunak must sack Nadhim Zahawi as Tory Party chair over a dispute with HMRC about his tax affairs when he was chancellor. Mr Starmer said: "The prime minister should sack him and sack him today and show some leadership because if he doesn't it's just...

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Keir Starmer Keir Starmer Leader of the Opposition in the United Kingdom since 2020

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Starmer: BBC impartiality row makes Sharp's job untenable [Video]

Starmer: BBC impartiality row makes Sharp's job untenable

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Starmer on Lineker row: BBC got this badly wrong [Video]

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Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer says "the BBC got this one badly wrong and now they're very exposed, as is the government because at the heart of this is the government's failure on the asylum system" as he comments on the row between the BBC and Gary Lineker. Report by Czubalam. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Nadhim Zahawi Nadhim Zahawi British politician (born 1967)

Constituents are split on whether Zahawi should remain as MP [Video]

Constituents are split on whether Zahawi should remain as MP

The constituents of Stratford-on-Avon are divided as to whether Nadhim Zahawi should remain as their MP after being axed from the Cabinet on Sunday. Whilst some blame the media for his downfall, saying "once the media get to it, that's it, you've had it", others say "we don't like taxes, but we know they have to be paid". Report by Wardl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Zahawi Tax Storm: What Did Sunak Know When He Appointed Him? [Video]

Zahawi Tax Storm: What Did Sunak Know When He Appointed Him?

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak insists he acted decisively when publicly sacking Nadhim Zahawi after it was found he’d breached the ministerial code several times over nearly two years. Report by Braybrooks. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Rishi Sunak on Zahawi sacking: Integrity is important to me [Video]

Rishi Sunak on Zahawi sacking: Integrity is important to me

Rishi Sunak insists "integrity is really important to me" when asked about his handling of the Nadhim Zahawi tax scandal, adding "there's accountability when people don't behave in the way that they should". The prime minister says the findings of an independent investigation meant he was "able to make a very quick decision that it was no longer appropriate for Nadhim Zahawi to continue in government". Report by Wardl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Tory minister supports PM's decision to sack Nadhim Zahawi [Video]

Tory minister supports PM's decision to sack Nadhim Zahawi

The social care minister says it was "absolutely right the prime minister made the decision to remove him from his government". Helen Whately said Nadhim Zawawi "had really fallen short and broken the ministerial code in several ways". Report by Wardl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Labour likens the Tories to arsonists in attempt to fix NHS [Video]

Labour likens the Tories to arsonists in attempt to fix NHS

The shadow trade secretary says he doesn't trust the government to fix the problems in the NHS, suggesting "it's rather like asking arsonists to put out the fire that they themselves have set". Nick Thomas-Symonds also challenges Rishi Sunak to "come clean" about what he knew about Nadhim Zahawi's tax affairs when he appointed him to government. Report by Wardl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Rishi Sunak Rishi Sunak Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2022

Labour: PM is 'too weak to act' on party 'wrongdoing' [Video]

Labour: PM is 'too weak to act' on party 'wrongdoing'

Anneliese Dodds accuses the prime minister of being "too weak to act" in scenarios involving ministers accused of 'wrongdoing' as the Labour Party chair speaks about Dominic Raab's bullying investigation. She also says Rishi Sunak "just stands back" instead of "taking action". Report by Rowlandi. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Prime Minister 'delighted' with pay agreement for NHS unions [Video]

Prime Minister 'delighted' with pay agreement for NHS unions

Rishi Sunak says he is "delighted" about today's agreement with unions, saying that this agreement "rightly recognises the fantastic work" that NHS workers do. He goes on to say with this agreement they "can continue to cut waiting lists" whilst "being affordable for the taxpayer". Report by Rowlandi. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Starmer: PM should stand up to snowflake MPs in Lineker row [Video]

Starmer: PM should stand up to snowflake MPs in Lineker row

Sir Keir Starmer has questioned the prime minister's personal links to so-called mentor Richard Sharp, and asked whether the BBC chairman's position was still tenable. The Labour Party leader also called on Rishi Sunak to "stand up to his snowflake MPs waging war on free speech" following a row over Match of the Day host Gary Lineker's tweets. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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PM: We have a proud record of helping modern slavery victims [Video]

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Rishi Sunak says "we have a proud record of supporting victims of modern slavery" after Jess Phillips accused the prime minister of tweeting that "victims would be denied access" to support. The shadow home office minister suggested that the tweet would be used by traffickers to say "see, no one will help you." Report by Wardl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Rishi Sunak leaves 10 Downing Street for Parliament [Video]

Rishi Sunak leaves 10 Downing Street for Parliament

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves 10 Downing Street for PMQs in Parliament, ahead of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget address to MPs Report by Wardl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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