Sunak doubles down on not knowing about Zahawi's tax scandal
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Sunak doubles down on not knowing about Zahawi's tax scandal
The prime minister reiterates that "no issues were raised with me" ahead of Nadhim Zahawi's appointment as Conservative Party Chairman.
Rishi Sunak chaired a Cabinet away day at Chequers on Thursday and was keen to shift the conversation away from the former Chancellor's taxes, and onto his "five priorities", saying "that's what we're discussing today".
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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.
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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..
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..
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