Rishi Sunak has finally sacked Nadhim Zahawi as Tory party chair over a “serious breach” of the ministerial code, more than six months after The Independent first revealed details of an HMRC investigation into Mr Zahawi’s tax affairs.
The former chancellor – who is now facing calls to resign his seat as an MP – did not apologise for his handling of his tax affairs and lashed out at the media in his exit letter to the PM.
