Carr ‘sorry’ for tax move as Cameron defends comments

David Cameron defended wading into the row over Jimmy Carr’s tax affairs after the comedian admitted he had made a “terrible error of judgment”.

But the British prime minister declined to criticise Take That singer Gary Barlow, who has also been accused of using a complex scheme to avoid paying millions of pounds to HM Revenue & Customs.

Carr bowed to pressure yesterday by releasing a statement apologising for his actions.