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How we got here: events leading up to Nadhim Zahawi’s sacking for breaching ministerial code

Timeline: from the initial HMRC investigation to Rishi Sunak’s ethics adviser saying former chancellor was guilty of breaking code of conduct

The Guardian - UK

Zahawi sacked by Sunak after ‘serious breach’ of Ministerial Code

Nadhim Zahawi has been sacked as Conservative Party chairman by Rishi Sunak, after an ethics inquiry into the handling of his tax affairs.

The Independent UK

Under-fire ministers should stand aside during ethics probes, says Tory peer

Lord Young signalled that Nadhim Zahawi should step away from his Conservative Party role during the inquiry.

The Independent UK

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Nadhim Zahawi allows HMRC to pass his tax details to PM’s ethics adviser

Pressure on Tory Party chair increases as HMRC head says no penalties for ‘innocent errors’

The Independent UK

State Bar charges John Eastman, lawyer who advised Trump on overturning the election, with ethics violations

LOS ANGELES — The State Bar of California filed disciplinary charges Thursday against Orange County attorney John Eastman, accusing him of multiple ethics violations stemming from his actions while advising then-President Donald Trump on how to overturn the 2020 election.

Los Angeles Times

CPS warned Lightfoot aide over emails seeking student volunteers before campaign defended recruitment effort

Lightfoot, who has since apologized and admitted the tactic was “clearly a mistake,” has faced heavy criticism for the misstep and is under scrutiny by the inspectors general for both the school district and the city.

Chicago Sun-Times

Nadhim Zahawi lets HMRC pass his tax records to Rishi Sunak’s ethics adviser

Pressure on the Tory Party chairman increases as the head of HMRC says there are no penalties for ‘innocent errors’

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HMRC chief suggests Tory Chairman Nadhim Zahawi did not make 'innocent' tax error

The permanent secretary at the tax office Jim Harra also said HMRC would 'help with the inquiry' into the Tory Chairman 'in any way we possibly can' if requested by Rishi Sunak ethics adviser

Daily Mirror

HMRC boss tells MPs ‘innocent errors’ are not penalised, amid Zahawi tax row

Jim Harra says his officials will help ‘in any way we can’ with ethics inquiry into Tory chair’s tax affairs

The Guardian - UK

Nadhim Zahawi gives HMRC approval to speak to investigation into his tax affairs – as it happened

Tory chairman announces decision amid continued row over his tax affairs

The Guardian - UK

Here’s how George Santos could still be removed from office

The House Ethics Committee and Santos’s own colleagues could have the final say

The Independent UK

Greedy Tories? That rings a (Steve) Bell

Brief letters: Conservative plutocrats | Politicians’ replies | Allotment radicalism | Tory ethics | Wild-camping Wombles?

The Guardian - UK

PMQs: Rishi Sunak told ‘failure to sack Nadhim Zahawi shows how weak he is’ after tax controversy

Rishi Sunak faced a barrage of questions over Nadhim Zahawi’s tax dispute from Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer during Prime Minister’s Questions. Despite the PM’s spokesperson saying last week that Mr Zahawi had already addressed the matter in full, Mr Sunak admitted earlier this week that there are “questions that need…

Evening Standard

Under-fire Nadhim Zahawi telling MPs he 'hasn't done anything wrong', says Tory

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has ordered his ethics chief Sir Laurie Magnus to launch an investigation into Nadhim Zahawi's tax affairs as he scrambles to quell a fresh Tory sleaze row

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Tribune News Service

McCarthy says Santos can be removed, but only for crimes

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said George Santos, the embattled freshman representative from New York, could be removed from office if the chamber’s Ethics Committee determined that he had broken the law — but not until then.

Axios

McCarthy says Santos will be removed from Congress if probe finds he broke law

The Ethics Committee will decide Santos’ fate, the speaker said.

The Denver Post

US Rep. Doug Lamborn of Colorado settles lawsuit alleging abuse of power and allowing his son to live in Capitol basement

U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn has settled a lawsuit, filed by a former employee who claimed the Colorado Springs Republican abused his power, ignored COVID-19 safety protocols and let his son live in the basement of the U.S. Capitol.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ethics board wants Lightfoot campaign investigated, state bill seeks temp worker protections and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Evening Standard

Nadhim Zahawi urged to stand aside as Tory party chairman during probe into his tax affairs

Rishi Sunak on Monday ordered a probe by his ethics adviser into Zahawi’s tax situation

Chicago Sun-Times

Board of Ethics wants Lightfoot campaign investigated over recruiting student volunteers from CPS, City Colleges

The email deputy campaign manager Megan Crane sent to Chicago Public School teachers offered their students class credit if they agreed to volunteer for the mayor’s re-election campaign.

The Independent UK

Ethical values must be integral to Whitehall, says standards watchdog

The Committee on Standards in Public Life says too often it takes a crisis before authorities act.

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak urged to 'grow a backbone' and sack Nadhim Zahawi over £5million tax row

Rishi Sunak ordered a probe and admitted there were 'questions that need answering' as the Tory party Chair and former Chancellor hung onto his job for another day

The Guardian - UK

Clunk click: Rishi buckles up on the greasy ethics pole

The PM says integrity really matters to him, while Boris Johnson continues to take his party into the sewer

The Guardian - UK

Sunak under pressure over when he knew about Nadhim Zahawi tax inquiry

PM’s appointment of Tory chair to cabinet under scrutiny after he launches ethics adviser investigation

The Independent UK

Sturgeon calls on Zahawi to resign over tax penalty

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak instructed his ethics adviser to investigate the former chancellor.

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