UK PM Sunak ruthlessly fires ally Zahawi over tax scandal
Jan 30, 2023
London [UK], January 30: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday dismissed a senior ally whose murky tax dealings have focused anger at the government as a cost-of-living crisis brings misery to millions. An inquiry into the wealthy Conservative party chairman NadhimZahawi's tax affairs - dating from his founding of the YouGov polling company in 2000 - had found a "serious breach" of ministerial rules, the government said. "As a result, I have informed you of my decision to remove you from your position in His Majesty's Government," Sunak wrote in a publicly released letter to his Iraqi-born ally.
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