A simple summary of why the chairman of the Conservative Party is under pressure.
Nadhim Zahawi is facing calls to quit as a government minister and chairman of the Conservative Party amid a row over his taxes. If you have not been following the story, here's what you need to know about why he's under pressure.Born in Baghdad to an influential Kurdish family in 1967, he fled Iraq with them at the age of nine. He grew up in Sussex and went to university in London, before following his father into business.
He's admitted making a payment to HM Revenue and Customs to settle previously unpaid tax. He said this was related to how YouGov was set up, specifically an "error" over the number of shares given to his father. He is facing accusations he tried to avoid tax and has now had to pay it back with a fine.He says the taxman accepts it was a "careless and not deliberate" error. But he hasn't explained how much he paid back, or why.
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