Andy Burnham has said the Government has failed to tackle the 'crisis' facing public services because of Rishi Sunak’s decision to wait to sack Nadhim Zahawi until the conclusion of an investigation into his tax affairs.
The Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester spoke out today after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak dismissed Zahawi as Tory party chairman as it was 'clear that there has been a serious breach of the Ministerial Code' in the row over his tax affairs.
The sacking comes after Mr Sunak ordered an investigation into Mr Zahawi by Sir Laurie Magnus, his independent adviser on ministers’ interests, following a report in The Guardian that the Tory chairman had paid a penalty as part of a dispute over his tax affairs.
