Rishi Sunak sacks Nadhim Zahawi for ‘serious’ breach of ministerial code

The Metro says Rishi Sunak has sacked Nadhim Zahawi as Conservative Party chairman amid a multimillion-pound tax row.

The prime minister told his colleague: ’It is clear that there has been a serious breach of the Ministerial Code.’

The British leader explained his decision, saying that he had ‘pledged that the government I lead would have integrity, professionalism and accountability at every level’.

Mr Zahawi responded by telling Mr Sunak he ‘can be assured’ of his support ‘from the backbenches in the coming years’.

It comes after he paid a multi-million-pound settlement – estimated to be around £5 million – to HMRC when he was Chancellor and in charge of the UK’s tax policy last year.