How will Sunak handle the latest Tory troubles?
The prime minister has asked his independent ethics adviser to investigate Nadhim Zahawi, the Conservative Party chairman.
Sir Laurie Magnus will look at whether Mr Zahawi breached the ministerial code by settling tax issues with HMRC while he was chancellor. Mr Zahawi says it was “careless and not deliberate” error.
That’s on top of the two investigations around the appointment of Richard Sharp, the BBC chairman, after reports he helped Boris Johnson, the former prime minister, secure a loan worth up to £800,000.
One is by the commissioner for public appointments and will look at the process…
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