• Analysis The Thousand and One Crisis in the United Kingdom by Rishi Sunak

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has sacked Conservative Party Chairman and Minister without Portfolio Nadhim Zahawi for breaching the "code" of good ministerial conduct in connection with his tax return scandal.

In a

letter

sent to Zahawi, which was reported this Sunday, the head of the Conservative Government points out that

"it is clear that there was a serious violation of the ministerial code."

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Nadhim Zahawi, on the tightrope as president of the Conservative Party

  • Writing: CARLOS FRESNEDA (Correspondent) London

Nadhim Zahawi, on the tightrope as president of the Conservative Party

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New tax entanglements hurt British Conservatives

  • Writing: MARÍA SIERRALondres

New tax entanglements hurt British Conservatives

The scandal around Zahawi broke out a few days ago after he admitted that he had paid a fine to the British Treasury (HMRC, for its acronym in English) after

detecting an error, which he described as "unintentional"

, in the payment of taxes .

"When I became prime minister last year,

I promised that my government would have integrity, professionalism and responsibility

at all levels," Sunak's letter states, explaining that he asked Laurie Magnus, an independent adviser on the ethical conduct of ministers. to investigate the matter.

"Following the completion of the independent adviser's investigation, it is clear that there has been a serious violation of the ministerial code. As a result, I have informed him of my decision to remove him from his position in Her Majesty's Government," it adds.

In the letter,

Sunak stressed to Zahawi that he should feel "proud" of his achievements in the Government

during the last five years, since he had been responsible for the vaccination plan against covid-19 and was also Minister of Economy.

"In particular, his successful oversight of

the Covid-19 vaccine procurement and deployment program

which ensured the UK was at the forefront of the global response to the coronavirus pandemic," the letter underlines.

As The Guardian

newspaper revealed a few days ago

, Zahawi had come to an agreement with the

Treasury to settle an outstanding debt with a 30% surcharge

, for which he paid a total of 4.8 million pounds (5.47 million euros).

According to Zahawi, who was finance minister last year, the surcharge was related to the polling firm YouGov, which he founded in 2000.

After the controversy broke out, the

Labor Party

, first of the British opposition,

had called for Zahawi's resignation.

The adviser who investigated the matter, as reported today, revealed to Sunak that he observed certain "omissions" on the part of Zahawi when he acceded to the Prime Minister's Government.

According to the adviser,

Zahawi did not reveal relevant information

about the fine with the Treasury when he was appointed president of the Conservative Party and minister without portfolio last year.

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