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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Holly Bancroft

Nadhim Zahawi deletes tweet prematurely declaring Japan’s former PM Shinzo Abe dead

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Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has deleted a tweet in which he prematurely announced the death of former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe.

A spokesperson at the Treasury told Reuters that the message had been a genuine mistake and was expressing his reaction to a horrific incident.

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