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Rishi Sunak may 'appear undecided' as ethical probe into Nadhim Zahawi's tax affairs 'draws on', Tory MPs tell The Independent – as No 10 revealed no deadline had been set for its conclusion.
Former Tory leader Lord Hague had urged Mr Sunak to ensure a resolution "very speedy" of the investigation into whether there were any breaches of the cabinet code, as Downing Street only said it would be carried out "quickly" and would be "thorough".
No 10 declined to say whether Mr Sunak was convinced the under-fire cabinet minister had always told the truth about his tax affairs, as he faced calls to resign after learning he had managed to a multi-million pound settlement with HMRC over unpaid taxes - following a 'negligent' error.
Ex-minister Tory told The Independent it was a matter of ‘when not if’ Mr Zahawi should step down, as another senior colleague said it was the ‘general view’ of MPs in the Commons tearoom that he should do it now to avoid further embarrassment to the government, which has become "such a distraction".
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Rishi Sunak may 'appear undecided' as ethical probe into Nadhim Zahawi's tax affairs 'draws on', Tory MPs tell The Independent – as No 10 revealed no deadline had been set for its conclusion.
Former Tory leader Lord Hague had urged Mr Sunak to ensure a resolution "very speedy" of the investigation into whether there were any breaches of the cabinet code, as Downing Street only said it would be carried out "quickly" and would be "thorough".
No 10 declined to say whether Mr Sunak was convinced the under-fire cabinet minister had always told the truth about his tax affairs, as he faced calls to resign after learning he had managed to a multi-million pound settlement with HMRC over unpaid taxes - following a 'negligent' error.
Ex-minister Tory told The Independent it was a matter of ‘when not if’ Mr Zahawi should step down, as another senior colleague said it was the ‘general view’ of MPs in the Commons tearoom that he should do it now to avoid further embarrassment to the government, which has become "such a distraction".
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