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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Simon Walters

Revealed: The Whitehall tax sleuth who made Nadhim Zahawi pay £5m

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The identity of the Whitehall “international tax detective” credited with making Nadhim Zahawi pay £5m – including a £1m penalty – to HM Revenue and Customs can be revealed by The Independent.

Tom Gardiner, who was awarded the OBE in 2018 for a lifetime spent fighting tax crime, led a two-year investigation into Mr Zahawi.

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