The Foreign Secretary has called for Western allies to "double down" in their efforts to support Ukraine and push Russia out of the war-torn country.
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The SNP has demanded Rishi Sunak publishes his tax returns for the period he held a US Green card as pressure mounts on the Chancellor over his family's financial affairs.
Kirsten Oswald, the SNP's depute leader at Westminster, said it was "vital" to discover whether or not the Tory cabinet minister had avoided paying more tax in the UK.
It emerged last week Akshata Murty, Sunak’s multi-millionaire wife, claims non-domicile status which allows her to save millions of pounds in tax on dividends collected from her family’s IT business empire.
The Chancellor also held a US green card - allowing permanent residence in that country - until October last year.
Sunak has accused his critics of running a "smear" campaign against him and has demanded an inquiry into who leaked details of his family's finances to the media.
It was reported today the Chancellor's wife and their two daughters have now moved out of their official Downing Street residence and returned to their west London home.
The decision has fuelled speculation that Suank could resign in a bid to protect his family's privacy.
Oswald said: "Rishi Sunak's response to revelations that he held a US green card for a significant period of time when he was an MP and Chancellor raises more questions than answers.
"It is now vital for transparency and trust that the Chancellor publishes his tax returns over the period he held a US Green Card since he has been an MP to set out whether or not he avoided paying more tax in the UK.
"It is staggering that Mr Sunak is hammering ordinary families across the UK with tax hikes, refusing to tackle the Tory cost-of-living crisis, and gifting bankers with a £4 billion tax cut, all the while his billionaire family are saving millions through a
The Foreign Secretary has called for Western allies to "double down" in their efforts to support Ukraine and push Russia out of the war-torn country.
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Downing Street poured cold water on anyone's hopes of a permanent new bank holiday to mark the Queen’s long reign. Brits are set for an extra day off on June 3 to mark the monarch’s Platinum Jubilee this year - and businesses had called for the bank holiday to be made permanent.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has banned Boris Johnson from ever entering Russia. The UK prime minister and members of his Cabinet are on a list of people sanctioned by the Kremlin over 'hostile actions of the British government'.
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Rishi Sunak has offered an 'unreserved apology' after being fined for breaking lockdown rules - but indicated he won't be standing down. Earlier today (Tuesday) the Chancellor and Prime Minister were issued fixed penalty notices by the Met Police as part of an investigation into lockdown parties held at Downing Street.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and Johnson’s wife Carrie are all set to be fined by the London Metropolitan Police for breaking lockdown rules in the UK in 2020 and 2021.
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak will both face fines referred by the Metropolitan Police for breaking COVID lockdown rules by attending parties at Downing Street and Whitehall.The Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, along with Johnson’s wife Carrie, have been notified about the fixed penalty notices, which are the latest conclusions from the Met Police’s investigation.Labour has called for both Johnson and Sunak to resign, while Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey demanded parliament be recalled for a vote of confidence in Johnson.Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, said: “Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have broken the law and repeatedly lied to the British public. They must both resign.
Naman Ramachandran London’s Metropolitan Police will fine U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak over lockdown violations in 2020 and 2022.In what has been dubbed “Partygate” by the British media, it emerged towards the end of last year that there were a series of parties in the Prime Minister’s residence, No.
Boris Johnson has "full confidence" in his embattled Chancellor after a row broke out over his family's finances.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has asked Boris Johnson to refer his ministerial declarations to the Prime Minister's independent adviser on ministerial interests.
Rishi Sunak has admitted he had a US green card for more than a YEAR while he was Chancellor, as Boris Johnson said he was unaware his Cabinet colleague’s wife holds the tax-reducing non-domiciled status. The Prime Minister backed the Chancellor as doing an 'outstanding job' on Friday and denied damaging leaks about the Sunaks’ tax affairs were coming from within No 10. Mr Sunak released a statement admitting holding a permanent resident card to the States until around October – 12 months after becoming Chancellor, in February 2020.
Rishi Sunak's wife has defended her non-domicile status after it was claimed she could have saved millions by not paying UK tax on foreign income.
Rishi Sunak should come back with an emergency budget to get families through the cost of living crisis, trade unionists have demanded.
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Will Smith.The Chancellor of the Exchequer suggested in a new interview that he can relate to Smith, who assaulted Chris Rock at the Oscars on Sunday (March 27) for a joke made about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, because he has felt similar defensive emotions recently.Labour said last week that Sunak has “very serious questions to answer” over his wife Akshata Murty’s shares in Infosys, a firm co-founded by her father, that operates in Russia.Sunak has said that he has “nothing to do” with the company, and previously encouraged UK firms to sever ties with Russia to punish Vladimir Putin over his invasion of Ukraine.Sunak told the BBC’s Newscast podcast: “I think it’s totally fine for people to take shots at me. It’s fair game.