British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Speaks On Sacking On Nadhim Zahawi Over Tax Affairs | News18

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Speaks On Sacking On Nadhim Zahawi Over Tax Affairs | News18British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday (January 30) he had acted "pretty decisively" by sacking Conservative Party chair Nadhim Zahawi over his personal tax affairs, moving to quell criticism that he had acted too slowly.In the latest scandal to involve one of his ministers and just months after he entered Downing Street promising to lead with "integrity, professionalism and accountability", Sunak has protested his innocence about Zahawi's tax affairs.He said he had moved quickly to sack Zahawi, who was briefly finance minister last year under former prime minister Boris Johnson, when his independent adviser ruled that the party chair had broken the rules guiding the behaviour of ministers."What I did as soon as I knew about the situation was appoint somebody independent, looked at it, got the advice and then acted pretty decisively to move on because that's what I think all of you deserve, from me and from government," he said during a question and answer session in the north of England.British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday (January 30) he had acted "pretty decisively" by sacking Conservative Party chair Nadhim Zahawi over his personal tax affairs, moving to quell criticism that he had acted too slowly.#rishisunak #nadhimzahawi #uknewsn18oc_politics