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Sunak appoints ethics adviser but accused of preserving ‘rotten regime’

Rishi Sunak has appointed a new ethics adviser after a six-month vacancy but is facing criticism for maintaining the power to veto any investigation into ministers. Veteran banker and Historic England chairman Sir Laurie Magnus was announced as the ...

22 Dec 2022 at 18:33

Sunak appoints Sir Laurie Magnus to fill ethics adviser role

Sir Laurie Magnus has been appointed as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s new independent adviser on ministers’ interests, Downing Street has confirmed. The appointment will fill the role of ethics adviser to the PM, ending the vacancy after Lord Geidt ...

22 Dec 2022 at 15:03

Government warned it ‘cannot afford’ to lose another ethics adviser

The Government cannot afford to lose another ethics adviser, the head of the business appointments watchdog has warned. The warning by Lord Pickles, chairman of the independent Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba), comes days after ...

27 Dec 2022 at 14:01

Sunak has limited upheaval, Hunt insists after Cabinet ‘turbulence’

Jeremy Hunt has admitted the Cabinet has faced “turbulence” with a high turnover of ministers in recent years – but insisted Rishi Sunak has limited the upheaval. The Chancellor said this week’s mini reshuffle, with the Prime Minister’s allies ...

03 Sept 2023 at 12:40

Rayner admits Labour’s standards overhaul plan would still have ‘role for PM’

Angela Rayner has acknowledged that Labour’s proposed overhaul of the standards system would still involve “a role for the prime minister” of the day but promised greater powers for an independent ethics watchdog. The party’s deputy leader ...

13 Jul 2023 at 12:08

Hunt says he has never paid a tax penalty amid growing calls for Zahawi to go

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said he has never paid a tax fine, as ministers’ financial affairs come under scrutiny amid growing calls from Conservatives for Nadhim Zahawi to stand down. Mr Hunt raised suspicions by twice refusing to say ...

27 Jan 2023 at 19:04

Hunt does not rule out receiving tax penalty amid calls for Zahawi to go

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt twice declined to say whether he has paid a tax penalty, as ministers’ financial affairs come under scrutiny amid the furore surrounding Nadhim Zahawi. Mr Hunt insisted on Friday that journalists would not ...

27 Jan 2023 at 11:02

Rishi Sunak to come under fresh pressure over Nadhim Zahawi at PMQs

Rishi Sunak will come under fresh pressure over Nadhim Zahawi as he resists firing the Tory party chairman despite him being under investigation over his tax affairs. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is likely to seize on the ...

25 Jan 2023 at 00:09

Sunak to come under fresh pressure over Zahawi row at PMQs

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will be braced for further questions about Nadhim Zahawi in the Commons as the Tory chairman fights for his political future. Mr Sunak will face MPs at Prime Minister’s Questions after launching ...

25 Jan 2023 at 10:23

Zahawi allows HMRC to pass his tax details to PM’s ethics adviser

Nadhim Zahawi has authorised HM Revenue & Customs to pass details of his tax affairs to the Prime Minister’s ethics adviser – who is investigating if he broke the rules for ministers – as Rishi Sunak continued to resist ...

26 Jan 2023 at 20:54

No penalties for ‘innocent’ tax errors, says HMRC boss

The boss of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has told MPs there are “no penalties for innocent errors”, as he was quizzed on the tax furore surrounding Nadhim Zahawi. HMRC chief executive Jim Harra, appearing before the ...

26 Jan 2023 at 13:12

Sunak defends handling of Zahawi row as pressure on Tory chairman mounts

Rishi Sunak has suggested it would have been “politically expedient” to sack Nadhim Zahawi but insisted that “due process” means the investigation into his tax affairs should be allowed to reach its conclusion. ...

25 Jan 2023 at 17:52

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