It is now warming up, a head to head between two people who want to lead france in very different directions. jessica parker reporting. downing street has insisted that boris johnson retains full confidence in the chancellor, rishi sunak, who has requested an independent review of his ministerial declarations. mr sunak has faced questions about his family s financial arrangements. the chancellor says all laws and rules were followed. our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart, reports from westminster. when it emerged that his wife, akshata murty, holds a non dom status, meaning she s not obliged to pay uk tax on her overseas income, there s nothing to suggest she has broken any rules there and she has actually said going forward from now on, she is going to pay uk tax on overseas income. things got a bit more awkward for the chancellor when it emerged that he s held us green card, while chancellor of the exchequer, entitling him to permanent residency in the uk and meaning he
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Beyond the single six year term, permitted by the constitution. much more coming up throughout the afternoon. the bbc understands there will be an inquiry into how the tax arrangements of the british chancellor s wife became public so we understand that is now under way. labour has suggested there may be a conflict of interest between rishi sunak s rollers chancellor. and ms murthy s tax status, as a non domiciled uk resident. 0ur political correspondent, david wallace lockhart, has the latest. it emerged this week that the chancellor s wife had this non dom status, meaning she is not obliged to pay uk tax on overseas income, and it is important to stress that is completely within the rules for her personal situation. she has said now going forward she is going to pay uk tax on that income but this is not the end of this matter because the chancellor himself