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Did they hold non—dom status, or does anyone else in their family hold non—dom status? we have heard sajid javid, the health secretary, telling the sunday times at the weekend that he used to have it before entering politics and then give it up at that point. in general terms, when we're talking about non—doms, people who don't have to pay uk tax on overseas income and pay an annual fee to hold that status, didn't sound like there's going to be any change from downing street in their attitude to that in general terms. the prime minister's spokeswoman saying it attracts talented people to...

He's been called "dishy rishi". the chancellor and his wife, akshata murthy, are both millionaires. when he became a minister, he declared the fact she's a non—dom to officials that now its public, so is the shine coming off? the chancellor's been very honest, very clear and she is, after all, a private citizen, she's not a politician and i think her affairs were completely transparent. and, as you say, there's no hint of any wrongdoing at all. under uk tax rules, when you're resident here, all your worldwide earnings are taxable in the uk but so—called are taxable in the uk, but so—call...

The business secretary also accused critics of "attacking" Akshata Murty to get at the chancellor.

All your worldwide earnings are taxable in the uk, but so—called non—doms do not have to pay uk tax on foreign income. to claim the benefits of the status, a uk resident has to declare their permanent home is elsewhere. they must not have a settled long—term commitment to stay here and do still have to pay tax on all their uk earnings. she will have taken the position she was domiciled in india, which may be a reasonable position, but then she made an active choice to claim the remittance basis, which means she's taxed only on money she brings into the uk, not on profits, income gains ou...

Is indian. _ right. and the defence because she is indian, she cannot have dual nationality _ is indian, she cannot have dual nationality so this was out of her choice _ nationality so this was out of her choice. that seems to be slightly unravelling today and people saying, well, we _ unravelling today and people saying, well, we have lots of other indians living _ well, we have lots of other indians living in _ well, we have lots of other indians living in the — well, we have lots of other indians living in the uk, they are not all non-doms _ living in the uk, they are not all non-dams— ...