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Nadhim Zahawi sacked as Tory chairman over tax affairs row

Nadhim Zahawi has been sacked as Tory party chairman after an ethics inquiry into the handling of his tax affairs found a "serious breach" of the Ministerial Code.
Who is Nadhim Zahawi? The child-refugee turned multimillionaire politician sacked over his tax affairs

He is a former child refugee who sold Teletubbies merchandise, founded the UK's best known polling company and was a contender to be leader of the Conservative Party.
'Faulty and ambiguous' government guidance partially to blame for Grenfell Tower tragedy, Michael Gove admits

The government is partially to blame for the Grenfell Tower tragedy because of "faulty and ambiguous" government guidance, Michael Gove has said.
Boris Johnson told to stop asking Richard Sharp for financial advice days before he was made BBC chair - reports

Boris Johnson was reportedly told to stop asking Richard Sharp for "advice" about his "personal financial matters" just days before he was announced as the new BBC chairman.
Faction of Tory members feel 'disconnected' after being 'denied a vote' when Rishi Sunak became PM, ex-party chair says

A proportion of Conservative members feel "disconnected" from the party as they were "denied a vote" when Rishi Sunak became prime minister, a former Tory chairman said.