Nadhim Zahawi has been sacked as Conservative Party chairman by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
, after an ethics inquiry into the handling of his tax affairs found a "serious breach" of the Ministerial Code.
The letter said: "When I became Prime Minister last year, I pledged that the Government I lead would have integrity, professionalism and accountability at every level. That is why, following new information which came to light in recent days regarding your personal financial arrangements and declarations, I asked Sir Laurie Magnus, the independent adviser on ministers' interests, to fully investigate this matter. You agreed and undertook to co-operate fully with the inquiry.
"As you leave, you should be extremely proud of your wide-ranging achievements in Government over the last five years. In particular, your successful oversight of the Covid-19 vaccine procurement and deployment programme which ensured the United Kingdom was at the forefront of the global response to the coronavirus pandemic."
In his report, dated January 29, Sir Laurie wrote: "Given the nature of the investigation by HMRC, which started prior to his appointment as Secretary of State for Education on September, 15, 2021, I consider that by failing to declare HMRC's ongoing investigation before July 2022 - despite the ministerial declaration of interests form including specific prompts on tax affairs and HMRC investigations and disputes - Mr Zahawi failed to meet the requirement to declare any interests which...
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