just paying the amount that was due. so going into some detail here about the ins and outs of the company he set up, but, effectively, admitting to those two key claims that we have been reporting over the last few days that he did indeed pay a significant sum of money to settle a dispute over his taxes and over and above that, it seems, a penalty as well. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake speak 0ur political correspondentjonathan blake speak about the conservative party chairman nadeem zahawi. he is not the only one aft under the spotlight, rishi sunak as well. a senior labour mp has accused the prime minister of failing to deliver the integrity and professionalism he promised, after he was fined for not wearing a seat belt. sir chris bryant, who chairs the commons standards
there is no obligation on politicians to make their tax affair public. by allowing this to drag on for several days it has been damaging for the government. is put the focus on the complicated tax affairs of a wealthy minister at a time when many people are struggling with the cost of living. it s been a distraction for the government when it s trying to get its own messages out. he has given some explanation of what happened but there are things that remain unclear, most notably the timeline, when was this paid and crucially what stage it was that when mr nadeem zahawi was at two chancellor and in charge of the countries finances. two chancellor and in charge of the countries finances. and staying with british politics a senior labour mp has accused the prime minister of failing to deliver the integrity and professionalism he promised, after he was fined for not wearing a seat belt. sir chris bryant, who chairs the commons standards committtee, said rishi sunak had shown a pattern