#UK: PM Sunak fires Conservative Party Chair After Tax Probe

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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has fired Conservative Party Chair Nadhim Zahawi after an independent investigation into his tax affairs found a serious breach of the ministerial code.

“Following the completion of the Independent Adviser’s investigation – the findings of which he has shared with us both – it is clear that there has been a serious breach of the Ministerial Code,” Sunak said in a letter to Zahawi on Sunday.

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#UK: PM Johnson Faces Rebellion In His Party Over Vax Passports

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Vaccine passports still haven't been ruled out for pubs and restaurants, the UK's Vaccines Minister suggested in parliament this week.

Nadhim Zahawi would only commit to not making a Covid ID compulsory for "essential" services as he clashed with furious Tory MPs.

He was lambasted by conservative  backbenchers over the "pointless policy" and accused of starting a "needless fight" with his own party.

Zahawi defended the introduction of vaccine passports which he said would "reduce transmission and serious illness."

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is already facing a major rebellion over the plans, with more than 50 Tories expected to mutiny.

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