Sunak orders investigation into Tory chair Nadhim Zahawi amid tax questions

Rishi Sunak said the minister, who is defying Labour demands for his resignation, would stay on during the inquiry, launched as a series of scandals mounted.

Nadhim Zahawi (Victoria Jones/PA)

Rishi Sunak has ordered an investigation into Nadhim Zahawi as the Tory party chairman faced growing calls to quit after paying a penalty to resolve a multimillion-pound tax dispute.

The British prime minister asked new ethics adviser Laurie Magnus on Monday to assess whether the former chancellor breached the ministerial code with the HMRC settlement.