UK PM Sunak Orders Investigation Into Tory Chair Nadhim Zahawi’s Tax Row

Former Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi leaving the Conservative Party head office in Westminster, central London, on Jan. 23, 2023. James Manning/PA Media

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has ordered an investigation into Conservative Party Chairman Nadhim Zahawi, who’s facing growing calls for him to quit after paying a penalty to resolve a multimillion-pound tax dispute.

Zahawi, who attends Sunak’s Cabinet, has been under pressure since UK media alleged that he had avoided tax by using Balshore Investments, an offshore company registered in Gibraltar, to hold shares in the polling company he co-founded, YouGov.