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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Aaron Curran

Rishi Sunak sacks Nadhim Zahawi amid row over tax scandal

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has sacked Conservative Party chairman Nadhim Zahawi amid a major row over his tax affairs.

Mr Zahawi admitted to paying a penalty to resolve a multimillion-pound tax dispute - including a penalty - to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) while he was chancellor. He has faced increasing pressure to quit in recent days.

Questions have been raised "about the exact allocation" of shares in the YouGov polling company he co-founded, an error he said was "careless" not deliberate. The settlement was reported to be around £4.8m, however Mr Zahawi has not disclosed this information.

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