UK PM Sunak Refuses to Sack Tory Chairman Zahawi as Probe Into Tax Row Continues

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves 10 Downing Street to attend Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons, in London, on Jan. 25, 2023. Leon Neal/Getty Images

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has rejected calls for Conservative Party chairman Nadhim Zahawi to be removed from his post as the ethics investigation into his tax affairs continues.

Sunak ordered the investigation on Jan. 23 following calls from opposition parties for Zahawi to quit after he paid a penalty to HM Revenue and Customs to resolve a multimillion-pound tax dispute.