UK PM Sunak Fires Party Chairman Zahawi After Breach Of Ministerial Code
Date
1/29/2023 4:29:50 AM
(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Reuters
LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fired the Conservative Party chair Nadhim Zahawi from government on Sunday after an independent investigation into his tax affairs found a serious breach of the ministerial code.
'Following the completion of the Independent Adviser's investigation - the findings of which he has shared with us both - it is clear that there has been a serious breach of the Ministerial Code,' Sunak said in a letter to Zahawi.
'As a result, I have informed you of my decision to remove you from your position in His Majesty's Government.'
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