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Nadhim Zahawi: Sunak orders investigation amid tax questions SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Nadhim Zahawi has not made an “innocent error” in his tax affairs, the boss of HMRC has suggested. HMRC chief executive Jim Harra told MPs on the Public Accounts Committee this morning that “there are no penalties for innocent errors in your tax affairs”. Related articles Jeremy Hunt to axe EU red tape to unleash £100bn Brexit boost Boris strategist on how Sunak can win election Mr Harra was due to discuss tax compliance and the pandemic, but was grilled on the tax affair furore surrounding the Tory chair. He insisted he could not comment on individual cases but said that penalties were not … [Read more...] about HMRC chief suggests Nadhim Zahawi did not make ‘innocent error’ with tax

Jeremy Hunt explains why inflation is so high from a coffee shop SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Liz Truss is reportedly set to break months of silence with an intervention on taxes ahead of Jeremy Hunt's Budget. The former prime minister, who has kept a low profile since she left No 10 in October, is expected to join Tory calls for the tax burden to be slashed. Related articles Boris strategist on how Sunak can win election HMRC chief suggests Zahawi did not make 'innocent error' with tax It comes as the Chancellor has warned Conservative MPs not to expect lower taxes in the March Budget as he looks to get soaring inflation and a black hole in the public finances under control. But Ms … [Read more...] about Liz Truss poised to break months of silence with major intervention ahead of Hunt’s Budget

PMQs: Labour has ‘free movement of principles’ says PM SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Keir Starmer is facing a crisis as his own MPs are being pulled into the sleaze scandal which has been engulfing Westminster in recent months. Two more Labour MPs may be probed by the Parliamentary standards commissioner after a potential breach of lobbying rules. Related articles Sturgeon forced to instantly U-turn on BBC interview after backlash Nadhim Zahawi cleared tax issue with HMRC while Chancellor Shadow Foreign Minister Catherine West and Labour backbencher Charlotte Nichols are referring themselves to the commissioner, the Sun has been told. This comes just two days after Shadow Culture … [Read more...] about Starmer facing sleaze crisis as three Labour MPs now braced for lobbying probe

Nadhim Zahawi: 'Unsustainable' to stay amid investigation says Berry SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Sir Jake Berry has become the latest Tory to call for Nadhim Zahawi to step down over the tax furore. The Rossendale and Darwen MP said it is "unsustainable" for the Tory chairman, who has admitted paying a penalty as part of an estimated £4.8million settlement with HMRC , to remain in his post while the Prime Minister 's ethics adviser investigates if he broke the rules for ministers. Related articles HMRC chief suggests Zahawi did not make 'innocent error' with tax Real reason Sunak's not sacking Zahawi and co despite Boris-backers Sir Jake, a former Conservative chairman and … [Read more...] about Tories in meltdown as Jake Berry becomes latest to demand Zahawi step down over tax row

MATT Hancock donated just three per cent of his I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here pay packet to charity. The former Health Secretary was paid £320,000 for his controversial appearance on the ITV show - but gave only £10,000 to good causes. Hancock , who appeared on the programme while still serving as a sitting MP for West Suffolk , previously claimed he was entering the jungle to raise awareness around dyslexia . He insisted his motivation wasn't financial and announced that he would be making a donation to causes supporting the learning difficulty, as well as St Nicholas Hospice in Bury St Edmunds. But Hancock donated just a fraction of his fee to the end-of-life care centre and the British Dyslexia Association, The Mirror reports. His spokesperson told the paper: "As well as raising the profile of his dyslexia campaign in front of 11 million viewers, Matt's donated £10,000 to St Nicholas Hospice in Suffolk and the British Dyslexia Association, off the … [Read more...] about Tiny amount Matt Hancock donated to charity from his £320k I’m a Celeb pay cheque after vowing to support hospice

Click here to read the full article. Nadine Dorries , a polarizing former culture secretary for Britain, is set to host a new Friday night talk show on conservative channel TalkTV. Debuting on Feb. 3, Dorries, who is still a member of parliament (MP), will kick off her show with an exclusive one-on-one interview with former prime minister Boris Johnson , who resigned last July after a string of scandals. More from Variety BBC Chair's Links to Former U.K. Prime Minister Probed, BBC Board to Review Conflicts of Interest Rishi Sunak Takes Charge as U.K. Prime Minister BBC Anchor Taken Off Air During Impartiality Breach Investigation Over Boris Johnson Remarks Dorries was an ardent supporter of Johnson’s, and stuck by his side when most of the PM’s former ministers had condemned his actions around “partygate” — a series of parties held at Downing Street during Britain’s lockdowns. The weekly, hour-long show will be called “Friday Night with Nadine,” and … [Read more...] about Controversial Ex-U.K. Cultural Secretary Lands Chat Show, With Boris Johnson As Her First Guest

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 6 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Jeff Zients as his next White House chief of staff on Friday, tapping an experienced technocrat who headed his administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic as Biden prepares for a reelection bid while facing an onslaught of investigations from a newly empowered House Republican majority. Zients succeeds Ron Klain, a longtime fixture in Biden’s political orbit who led the White House through its highs — passage of consequential legislation like the massive infrastructure bill and the Democrats’ climate, health care and tax law, as well as dozens of judges confirmed in the first two years — as well as its lows, such as the rocky withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. The transition is the first major personnel change for an administration that has had minimal turnover at its highest ranks and throughout the … [Read more...] about Biden picks Zients as his next White House chief of staff

Eamonn Holmes discusses Prince Andrew amid Eugenie's pregnancy SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The Duke of York's accuser Virginia Giuffre is expected to publish her own memoir after signing a book deal believed to be worth millions, according to multiple sources. If correct, this could be the "reason" King Charles' made the decision to kick his younger brother out of his posh suite at Buckingham Palace, a psychiatrist who specialises in sexual abuse cases told Express.co.uk. Ms Giuffre, who has claimed she was sexually assaulted by Andrew on three occasions when she was 17, agreed to a multi-million-pound settlement with the Duke signing a one-year agreement that neither of them would publicly discuss the case. The Duke … [Read more...] about Prince Andrew accuser’s new memoir ‘could be reason Charles kicked him out of palace’

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Representatives of several student groups at a Minnesota college that dismissed an adjunct art instructor for showing an image of the Prophet Muhammad to her class say they do not want the school's embattled president to resign. In a letter published Wednesday in The Oracle, the student news site at Hamline University in St. Paul, the students said they strongly support President Fayneese Miller. On Tuesday, Hamline's faculty leaders called overwhelmingly for Miller to resign, saying Miller's dismissal of the instructor violated violated academic freedom and harmed the university’s reputation. Erika López Prater showed the 14th century painting of the Prophet Muhammad to her students as part of a lesson on Islamic art after warning them beforehand and giving them an opportunity to opt out. She has sued the private liberal arts school over Miller's decision not to renew her contract. In their letter, the students said their voices have been ignored during … [Read more...] about Student groups show support for Minnesota college president

Gay and bisexual men in monogamous relationships will no longer be forced to abstain from sex to donate blood under federal guidelines announced Friday, ending a vestige of the earliest days of the AIDS crisis. The proposed relaxation of restrictions by the Food and Drug Administration follows years of pressure by blood banks, the American Medical Association and LGBT rights organizations to abandon rules some experts say are outdated, homophobic and ineffective at keeping the nation's blood supply safe. The new approach eliminates rules that target men who have sex with men and instead focuses on sexual behaviors by people, regardless of gender, that pose a higher risk of contracting and transmitting HIV. The FDA is expected to adopt the proposal after a period of public comment. "Donating blood is one of several really important symbolic methods of demonstrating one's caring for other people," FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf said. "We want to make that available to … [Read more...] about FDA eases blood donation ban on gay and bisexual men after years of protest