Akshata Murty dramatically announced on Friday that she would pay UK taxes on her global income, adding in a statement that she didn't want the issue 'to be a distraction for my husband'.
'Chancellor is completely out of touch'The Whitehall investigation is already under way, PA news agency understands.
According to The Sunday Times, the chancellor's team believe a Labour supporting official dubbed"red throat" is responsible for the leak. But sources close to Mr Sunak have played down reports that he has moved his wife and two daughters out of the chancellor's residence in Downing Street to escape the glare of the media.
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