Rishi Sunak says he acted 'decisively' in sacking Nadhim Zahawi following tax affairs row

Sunak claims he acted ‘decisively’ in sacking Zahawi

Rishi Sunak has insisted he acted “pretty decisively” by sacking Nadhim Zahawi for breaching the ministerial code over his tax affairs as he vowed to restore “integrity” to politics.

Rishi Sunak insists he acted ‘decisively and swiftly’ in sacking Nadhim Zahawi

RISHI Sunak insisted he acted “decisively and swiftly” in sacking Nadhim Zahawi as he continued his search for a new party chairman. The PM vowed “that’s that” in a bid to draw a line under the row today, as he tried to shift the blame over his tax probe. Rishi Sunak vowed ‘that’s that’ in a bid to draw a line under the Nadhim Zahawi rowNo10 Crown Copyright / eyevine Mr Zahawi was booted from the Cabinet hours after ethics chief Sir Laurie Magnu…

Rishi Sunak denies Nadhim Zahawi was not given a fair hearing before sacking

PM insists he followed ‘right process’ and pledges to take ‘whatever steps are necessary to restore the integrity back into politics’

Sunak says he acted “pretty decisively” by sacking Nadhim Zahawi as Tory chairman

Rishi Sunak has insisted he acted “pretty decisively” by sacking Nadhim Zahawi for breaching the ministerial code and promised to restore “integrity” to politics. The prime minister also insisted he had followed the “right process”. Opposition parties argued that he should have acted sooner. Allies of the ousted Tory chairman complained it was too soon and that he wasn’t allowed to make his case. It all overshadowed the governments’ announcement…

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Nadhim Zahawi: Sunak says he handled case decisively

The PM says he followed "the right process" after learning about claims against Nadhim Zahawi.