In a one page letter the prime minister sealed nadhim zahawi s fate. he said it was clear there had been a serious breach of the ministerial code and that he was sacked from the government. the ethics adviser was also critical of what he labelled an untrue statement from nadhim zahawi, that he echoed in an interview last july. i was clearly being smeared. i was being told that the serious fraud office, that hmrc are looking into me. i m not aware of this. the opposition say rishi sunak should have acted faster. this is very serious. nadhim zahawi has spent a long time dodging this. and i dojust think it speaks to rishi sunak s character and his judgment and his weakness. he isn t prepared to do what is right for the country. michael gove insisted the prime minister behaved appropriately. as a general rule, i think it is important when allegations are raised that they are investigated promptly but also we shouldn t rush tojudgment before there has been that investigation.
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The opposition say rishi sunak should have acted faster. this is very serious. nadhim zahawi has spent a long time dodging this. and i dojust think it speaks to rishi sunak s character and his judgment and his weakness. he isn t prepared to do what is right for the country. michael gove insisted the prime minister behaved appropriately. as a general rule, i think it is important when allegations are raised that they are investigated promptly but also we shouldn t rush tojudgment before there has been that investigation. in his reply to the prime minister s letter, nadhim zahawi said he had been concerned about the conduct of the press towards him. he added that it was the privilege of his life to serve in government. mr zahawi s life story is an incredible one. this will be a devastating chapter to look back on. this is what voters in zahawi s constituency of stratford upon avon think.
The opposition say rishi sunak should have acted faster. this is very serious. and nadhim zahawi has spent a very long time dodging this. and i dojust think it speaks to rishi sunak s character and hisjudgment and his weakness. he s not prepared to do what s right for the country. but michael gove insisted the prime minister had behaved appropriately. as a general rule, i think- it is important when allegations iare raised that they re investigated l promptly, but also we shouldn t rush to judgment before there s been that investigation. i in his reply to the prime minister s letter, nadhim zahawi said he d been concerned about the conduct of some of the press towards him. he added that it was the privilege of his life to serve in government. mr zahawi s life story is an incredible one. this will be a devastating chapter to look back on. david wallace lockhart, bbc news. joining me now is anneliese dodds, the labour party chair and the shadow secretary of state for women and equalities
The opposition say rishi sunak should have acted faster. this is very serious. nadhim zahawi has spent a long time dodging this. and i dojust think it speaks to rishi sunak s character and his judgment and his weakness. he isn t prepared to do what is right for the country. michael gove insisted the prime minister behaved appropriately. as a general rule, i think it is important when allegations are raised that they are investigated promptly but also we shouldn t rush tojudgment before there has been that investigation. in his reply to the prime minister s letter, nadhim zahawi said he had been concerned about the conduct of the press towards him. he added that it was the privilege of his life to serve in government. mr zahawi s life story is an incredible one. this will be a devastating chapter to look back on. in pakistan, at least 41 people have died after a bus plunged off a bridge. the accident happened in the south west of the country.