British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fired today the chairman of his ruling Conservative Party for a "serious breach" of the ministerial code.
The pressure on Nadim Zahavi was increasing due to allegations that he settled unpaid taxes of several million dollars while he was in charge of the state treasury.
In a letter to Zahavi, Sunak stated that he was forced to react since he promised at the beginning of his term that his government would be a government of "integrity, professionalism and responsibility at every level".
Zahavi did not comment on the Prime Minister's decision.
The media reported that Zahavi had settled a debt of almost five million pounds.
Nadim Zahavi was a minister without portfolio in Rishi Sunak's government.
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