Labour calls for Nadhim Zahawi to be sacked as Conservative Party chairman over tax claims
Labour is calling for Rishi Sunak to sack Nadhim Zahawi as Conservative Party chairman after reports he paid a penalty to HMRC as part of a multi-million pound tax settlement.
"The position of the man who was until recently in charge of the UK's tax system and who this prime minister appointed Conservative Party Chair is now untenable. The BBC has been unable to verify that figure, but when the Guardian asked repeatedly about the penalty, Mr Zahawi's spokesperson did not deny one had been paid.
Under transparency rules brought in by the coalition government in the UK, the firm should have made public who was personally in charge.Although it is based in Gibraltar where beneficial owners can remain hidden, the UK requires this information to be made public. A spokesperson for Mr Zahawi said it was a matter of public record that Balshore Investments is owned by his father, hence the YouGov reference to his family.
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