former adviser to george w bush. welcome to the programme. rishi sunak has ordered an inquiry into the tax affairs of nadhim zahawi, the man he appointed as chair of the conservative party. the ethics adviser sir laurie magnus, a former investment banker, has been asked to get to the bottom of everything , following reports mr zahawi was forced to pay a fine and millions of pounds in unpaid taxes to hmrc. it is quite the turn around. on wednesday the prime minister told the commons there was nothing further to investigate. mr speaker, my honourable friend has already addressed this matter in full, and there is nothing more i can add. but there are plenty of questions that remain unanswered. number 10 says, it was only this weekend the prime minister became aware of penalties mr zahawi had paid to the tax office, while serving as chancellor. in that role, mr zahawi was nominally, overseeing the work of the tax office. a complicating factor. integrity and accountability is rea
it to hmrc, didn t pay the tax. and we are absolutely sure, are we, that he was negotiating a settlement with hmrc while serving as the chancellor? hmrc while serving as the chancellor? ., ., ., , ., ., chancellor? i thought that was too far fetched to chancellor? i thought that was too far fetched to mention, chancellor? i thought that was too far fetched to mention, i - chancellor? i thought that was too far fetched to mention, i thought i i far fetched to mention, i thought i mentioned it is a possibility, but his statement makes it crystal clear. he said he realised there was a problem prop, probably initially after my first report, and it was sorted before he moved on to his next role. but that means as it must ve been while he was chancellor of the exchequer. must ve been while he was chancellor of the exchequer. of the exchequer. negotiating for himself within of the exchequer. negotiating for himself within his of the exchequer. negotiating for himself within his own