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the family of a black man killed by police in the us city of memphis have welcomed the decision to disband the special crime unit to which the officers belonged. the british prime minister, rishi sunak, has sacked the chairman of his conservative party, nadhim zahawi. mr sunak said in a letter to mr zahawi that it was clear that there had been a serious breach of the ministerial code, which guides ministers on how they should uphold standards. his dismissal comes after an independent investigation of mr zahawi s tax affairs. these have been the subject of growing controversy since it emerged that he had to pay a penalty to the tax authorities. rishi sunak recieved the report from the sir laurie magnus, independent adviser on ministers interests. sir laurie told rishi sunak that certain omissions by nadhim zahawi fell short of the standards set out in the ministerial code. he concluded, i consider that these omissions constitute a serious failure to meet the standard ....
Of the ministerial code, which guides ministers on how they should uphold standards. his dismissal comes after an independent investigation of mr zahawi s tax affairs. these have been the subject of growing controversy since it emerged that he had to pay a penalty to the tax authorities. rishi sunak recieved the report from the sir laurie magnus, independent adviser on ministers interests. sir laurie told rishi sunak that certain omissions by nadhim zahawi fell short of the standards set out in the ministerial code. he concluded, i consider that these omissions constitute a serious failure to meet the standards set out in the ministerial code. consider that mr zahawi, in holding the high privilege of being a minister of the crown, has shown insufficient regard for the general principles of the ministerial code and the requirements in particular, under the seven principles of public life, to be honest, open and an exemplary leader through his own behaviour. our correspondent ben wr ....
Penalty is part of a settlement with hmrc and nadhim zahawi says laurie magnus says he did not disclose information for them to meet the standards set out in the ministerial code and also goes into the details of an interview nadhim zahawi gave where he said it was smears that hmrc were looking into him and laurie magnus said it was not as transparent as a minister should be in the report went straight to pay minister and he took immediate action on it writing the letter to nadhim zahawi saying there had been a severe breach of ministerial code and as a result i inform you of moving you from the government. michael gove had to ....
Because i think too many of our viewers last week that seemed absolutely, blatantly like something that wasn t sustainable. well, as ever, it s always important to make sure that all the facts are investigated fully and properly. and that is why magnus was given the opportunity to do so, why he s concluded as he did, and why the prime minister has acted as he did. as a general rule, i think it is important when allegations are raised that they re investigated promptly. but also we shouldn t rush to judgment before there s been that investigation. and again, the specific issues of an individual s tax affairs are ones that require, in circumstances like this, a cool forensic analysis. and that is what sir laurie provided. pretty much to say? mike what did labour have to say? we heard put to michael gove at the fact we know that when he was chancellor he paid a penalty to hmrc and also questions circulating rishi sunak knew and when and how much she was perhaps ....
Immediately respond to this. when facts emerged about the position in which nadhim found himself, the prime minister said, we need an independent investigation. so laurie magnus, who as you pointed out, is the independent adviser on ministerial standards on ethics, was asked to look rapidly at the situation. he concluded his report he wrote to the prime minister, i think early today, and then the prime minister immediately upon receipt but why seven days ago did nadhim zahawi and rishi sunak appear to think that it was ok for somebody who had paid a penalty to the taxman while being the boss of the taxman to stay in post? ....