Nadhim Zahawi – live: Jeremy Hunt refuses twice to say if he’s ever paid tax penalty
The Independent says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has declined to say whether he has ever paid a penalty to the taxman.
Asked whether he had ever paid a penalty to HM Revenue and Customs, he said at an event hosted by Bloomberg: “I’m not going to talk about my personal tax affairs, but I don’t think there’s anything you’d find interesting to write about if I can put it that way.”
Though the Prime Minister’s press secretary initially insisted Rishi Sunak’s tax affairs were “confidential”, No 10 has now confirmed that he has never paid a tax penalty to HMRC.
Meanwhile, a former Conservative Party chairman has called on Nadhim Zahawi to “step aside” whilst he is investigated over his tax affairs.
