[Politics] Tory meltdown finally arrived [was: incoming]...

[Thunder Bolt]

It is somewhat amusing that this current cabal cabinet's Prime Ministers have to hold independent enquiries into whether they were lying themselves or what they've done with their own tax affairs despite the whole country already knowing exactly what they've done

I can't possibly make a decision, this definitely needs an enquiry

 

[Stat Brother]

At least no damage was done to the brand during the week or so of doing nothing!

 

[A mex eyecan]

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[vegster]

Good riddance to a greedy, selfish scheming bastard.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Good riddance to a greedy, selfish scheming bastard.

 

[A mex eyecan]

oh for the days of youthful early teenage naivety when i believed that politicians were there to do their very best for their communities and that government as were there to do their very best for the good of the country.

I suppose that I fell into the same gullible trap when I understood that a contract was a contract and that persons, let’s cite footballers for point of purpose, would honour their side of the commitment.

Shame as I spend every passing year past being about 12 being disillusioned.

 

[vegster]

A scroll down from the main Gruaniad headline of Zahawi's sacking takes you to the story " Children arriving hungry as Nurseries in England plead mimisters for extra funds "

That's where we are, it's ok to claim heating costs for your stables, ok, to fiddle your tax despite getting it offshore and ok to threaten journalists who legitimately question those actions.

 

[A mex eyecan]

A scroll down from the main Gruaniad headline of Zahawi's sacking takes you to the story " Children arriving hungry as Nurseries in England plead mimisters for extra funds "

That's where we are, it's ok to claim heating costs for your stables, ok, to fiddle your tax despite getting it offshore and ok to threaten journalists who

yup, it’s sickening to the core isn’t it.

 

[TomandJerry]

Rishi Sunak has sacked the Conservative party chair, Nadhim Zahawi, after he was found to have breached the ministerial code by failing to declare the HMRC investigation into his tax affairs.

An investigation by the prime minister’s ethics adviser, Sir Laurie Magnus, concluded that Zahawi had made a “serious breach” of the code by not telling officials he was under investigation by the tax body when he was appointed chancellor by Boris Johnson

 

[St Leonards Seagull]

Rishi Sunak has sacked the Conservative party chair, Nadhim Zahawi, after he was found to have breached the ministerial code by failing to declare the HMRC investigation into his tax affairs.

An investigation by the prime minister’s ethics adviser, Sir Laurie Magnus, concluded that Zahawi had made a “serious breach” of the code by not telling officials he was under investigation by the tax body when he was appointed chancellor by Boris Johnson

Surely Sunak was aware when he appointed Zahawi chair? This must call into question Sunak’s judgement.

 

[Machiavelli]

Sunak is so weak, he caved into the pressure, and maybe to hide his own tax affairs! Ooopps, did I really say that?

Sunak has acted decisively, Telegraph journalist Christopher Hope told Broadcasting House minutes after this broke

 

[WATFORD zero]

Sunak is so weak, he caved into the pressure, and maybe to hide his own tax affairs! Ooopps, did I really say that?

I have to stand up for Sunak here. If his tax avoidance hasn't yet been proven to be illegal tax evasion by an independent enquiry initiated by him, and he hasn't been fined for it, then it didn't happen. You know the rules of this Government

Surely Sunak was aware when he appointed Zahawi chair? This must call into question Sunak’s judgement.

One would think so, wouldn't one

Sunak was warned of Zahawi reputational risk in October, say sources​

Rishi Sunak was told there could be a reputational risk to the government from Nadhim Zahawi’s tax affairs when he appointed him as Conservative party chair in October, sources have told the Observer. During the period when the prime minister was drawing up his new cabinet, senior government officials gave him informal advice about the risks from an HMRC investigation that had been settled just months earlier, sources said.

That included warning Sunak, whose knowledge of Zahawi’s finances at the time of his appointment has come under close scrutiny in recent days, that the tax issue involved a significant sum of money and was not a trivial accounting error, it is claimed.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...hawi-reputational-risk-in-october-say-sources

Maybe he forgot that he was told, or a 'penalty' doesn't count as a 'fine' - see above

 

[Pevenseagull]

Zahawi's sacking confirms what everyone knew. He's a greedy, self serving, crooked scumbag.

How on earth is he not appropriate to be Chairman of the current Tory party?

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Zahawi's sacking confirms what everyone knew. He's a greedy, self serving, crooked scumbag.

How on earth is he not appropriate to be Chairman of the current Tory party?

I thought that was the person specification for the job. Ideal candidate - sign him up



Oh...

 

[The Clamp]

And the only thing any of that scheming, duplicitous, muculent, writhing nest of toads will ever be sorry for is getting caught.


Plough the f***ing lot of them into a ditch and set it on fire.

 

[St Leonards Seagull]

I have to stand up for Sunak here. If his tax avoidance hasn't yet been proven to be illegal tax evasion by an independent enquiry initiated by him, and he hasn't been fined for it, then it didn't happen. You know the rules of this Government



One would think so, wouldn't one

Sunak was warned of Zahawi reputational risk in October, say sources​

Rishi Sunak was told there could be a reputational risk to the government from Nadhim Zahawi’s tax affairs when he appointed him as Conservative party chair in October, sources have told the Observer. During the period when the prime minister was drawing up his new cabinet, senior government officials gave him informal advice about the risks from an HMRC investigation that had been settled just months earlier, sources said.

That included warning Sunak, whose knowledge of Zahawi’s finances at the time of his appointment has come under close scrutiny in recent days, that the tax issue involved a significant sum of money and was not a trivial accounting error, it is claimed.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...hawi-reputational-risk-in-october-say-sources

Maybe he forgot that he was told, or a 'penalty' doesn't count as a 'fine' - see above

Could be seen as misleading the HOC as at PMQs a few weeks ago, he was sure there were no issues.
Ultimately we know it will be swept under the carpet as misleading the HOC doesn’t seem to be a big issue for a PM anymore.
Although he may have forgotten, then I think we can all agree with him and move on. Could be worse, imagine a Corbyn government.

 

[A1X]

Bless, he’s not very bright

 

[clapham_gull]

If anyone is waiting for for the sequel, there is the Dominic Raab spin off to look forward to.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

If anyone is waiting for for the sequel, there is the Dominic Raab spin off to look forward to.

Carol Vorderman is on the case. She has been brilliant for the past week or so.

 

[The Clamp]

Carol Vorderman is on the case. She has been brilliant for the past week or so.

Shocking. Yet, not shocking.