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Labour calls on prime minister to sack Nadhim Zahawi

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Labour calls on prime minister to sack Nadhim Zahawi

Labour calls on prime minister to sack Nadhim Zahawi

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves calls on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to sack Conservative Party Chairman Nadhim Zahawi after reports that he paid a penalty as part of a multimillion-pound tax settlement.

The former chancellor, who attends cabinet, has been under pressure since it was reported that he paid HM Revenue & Customs a seven-figure sum to end a dispute.

Report by Blairm.

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