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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Kevin Rawlinson

Zahawi should quit as party chair until tax inquiry ends, top Tory peer implies

Nadhim Zahawi
Nadhim Zahawi has already faced calls to stand down while under investigation. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Nadhim Zahawi should step away from his Conservative party role while the inquiry into his tax affairs continues, a senior Tory peer and former Commons standards chair has appeared to suggest.

Lord Young, who served in several Conservative administrations from Margaret Thatcher’s to Theresa May’s, suggested that ministers under pressure should feel able to step aside for the duration of any investigation.

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