'Hopelessly weak' Rishi Sunak defends handling of Nadhim Zahawi tax scandal
Rishi Sunak insists he WON'T fire Nadhim Zahawi over £5m tax dispute as independent probe launched Rishi Sunak has suggested it would have been "politically expedient" to sack Nadhim Zahawi but insisted that "due process" means the investigation into his tax affairs should be allowed to reach its conclusion. The Prime Minister acknowledged that he had not been given the full picture about the Tory chairman's financial matters when he told MPs last week that Mr Zahawi had given a "full" account. But he insisted that when he entered No 10 and gave Mr Zahawi the job of Minister Without Portfolio "no issues were raised with me". The Mirror Homepage: https://www.mirror.co.uk The Mirror Facebook: http://facebook.com/dailymirror The Mirror IG: http://instagram.com/dailymirror The Mirror TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymirror The Mirror Twitter: http://twitter.com/DailyMirror Sign up for our newsletters: https://www.mirror.co.uk/email #TheMirror #RishiSunak #NadhimZahawi