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Monday briefing: Making sense of Nadhim Zahawi’s taxes

In today’s newsletter: What you need to know about pressure on the Conservative party chairman

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2023

Nadhim Zahawi in political peril over tax as pressure mounts on PM to act

Labour has demanded Rishi Sunak reveal what he knew about Mr Zahawi’s dispute with HMRC when he appointed him to his Cabinet.

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2023

Nadhim Zahawi position ‘untenable’ after tax admission, say Tory MPs

Tory chair ‘unlikely’ to survive in role, warn senior figures – as Zahawi urged to ‘get it all out now’

The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2023

Nadhim Zahawi has been ‘open’ about taxes and will stay as Tory chair, says Cleverly

‘What else am I going to say other than yes?’, says foreign secretary James Cleverly when asked if Zahawi will keep his job

The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2023

Thanks to Nadhim Zahawi, the Tories’ bar of shame has reached new depths

The chair of the Conservative party has had to cough up millions of pounds he owed in tax after a dispute with HMRC over an offshore family trust

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2023

Cleverly ‘doesn’t know’ if Zahawi was under tax investigation as chancellor

Foreign secretary also says he has no idea whether BBC chair helped Boris Johnson arrange guarantee on loan

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2023

Scottish fugitive who lived a luxury lifestyle on £100m of taxpayer's cash dies

He was sentenced to 10 years in July 2017 at Kingston Crown Court in London after three years on the run in Africa and the Middle East.

Edinburgh Live · Jan 22, 2023

Scots fugitive fraudster who stole £100m taxpayer's cash dies in prison

Johnson was part of an 18-strong gang involved in a huge international mobile phone VAT scam known as a carousel fraud.

Daily Record · Jan 22, 2023

Nadhim Zahawi under increasing pressure after admitting to ‘careless’ tax error

The former chancellor released a statement after he reportedly paid HMRC a seven-figure sum to end a dispute

Wales Online · Jan 22, 2023

Nadhim Zahawi fights for his political life after admitting tax ‘error’

Embattled Tory party chair reveals he made ‘careless but not deliberate’ error over multimillion-pound share sale

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2023