UK’s Sunak defends handling of ethics breaches in government

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has defended his handling of ethic scandals within his party. This comes follow his dismissal of party Chairman Nadhim Zahawi, who was found to have breached ministerial conduct rules by failing to disclose a settled multimillion-pound tax dispute. Sunak was criticised for not questioning Zahawi’s tax affairs before his appointment in October.