Zahawi £5mn tax scandal tests Sunak
Political Fix
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🗓️ 28 January 2023
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer attacked Rishi Sunak as ‘weak’ as calls escalated for the Tory party chair Nadhim Zahawi to be sacked over his £5mn settlement with Inland Revenue. How much is the row damaging the PM’s credibility and his vows to clean up parliamentary standards? Plus, as Sunak and his cabinet met for an awayday at Chequers to map out strategy, we discuss the challenge of his rocky ‘narrow path’ to election victory.
Presented by George Parker, with deputy political editor Jim Pickard, political correspondent Jasmine Cameron-Chileshe and columnists Robert Shrimsley and Stephen Bush. Produced by Anna Dedhar and Manuela Saragosa. The sound engineer was Breen Turner
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| 1:04.8 | Richie Sunat promised a government of integrity, professionalism and accountability at every level. |
| 1:11.6 | But his Tory chairman, Nadine Sahawi, is still there. |
| 1:15.2 | Does the Prime Minister agree that any politician who seeks to avoid the taxes they owe |
| 1:20.1 | in this country is not fit to be in charge of taxpayer money? |
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