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Adam Bienkov 
Political Editor and correspondent @BylineTimes. Subscribe to my newsletter @FoldedNews adambienkov.substack.com. DMs open. Stories: adam@bylinetimes.com
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So to summarise, Rishi Sunak, who promised a new era of "accountability and integrity"
- Won't sack Nadhim Zahawi who had to pay a penalty for failing to pay his taxes
- Won't reveal what Zahawi told him about the penalty
- Won't say if he has also ever had to pay a penalty
- Won't sack Nadhim Zahawi who had to pay a penalty for failing to pay his taxes
- Won't reveal what Zahawi told him about the penalty
- Won't say if he has also ever had to pay a penalty
EXCLUSIVE: The Charity Commission is now investigating a "serious incident" at the Tufton Street, climate-change denying, so-called think tank, the Global Warming Policy Foundation, @josiahmortimer reveals bylinetimes.com/2023/01/25/tuf…
Rishi Sunak's spokesperson again repeatedly refusing to say whether the prime minister has ever had to pay a penalty for not paying his taxes. Insists it is a "private" matter.
SNP's Stephen Flynn asks Sunak to advise those protecting their finances. "Should they seek a future BBC Chair to secure a £800,000 loan, should they set up a trust in Gibraltar and hope HMRC don't notice or should they do as others have and apply for non DOM status?" #PMQs
Rishi Sunak, holding an entire folder's worth of pre-prepared responses, accuses Keir Starmer of reading from a list of pre-prepared questions #PMQs
SNP's Stephen Flynn asks Sunak to advise those protecting their finances. "Should they seek a future BBC Chair to secure a £800,000 loan, should they set up a trust in Gibraltar and hope HMRC don't notice or should they do as others have and apply for non DOM status?" #PMQs
Rishi Sunak, holding an entire folder's worth of pre-prepared responses, accuses Keir Starmer of reading from a list of pre-prepared questions #PMQs
Asked if Rishi Sunak has ever been forced to pay a settlement to HMRC for unpaid tax, his spokesman replies that “tax affairs, by their nature, are private…”
🔴 NEW for @BylineTimes 🔴
Nadhim Zahawi's Tory leadership bid was funded by an investment manager listed in the Paradise Papers and linked to Bermuda, the offshore tax haven.
bylinetimes.com/2023/01/24/nad…
Nadhim Zahawi's Tory leadership bid was funded by an investment manager listed in the Paradise Papers and linked to Bermuda, the offshore tax haven.
bylinetimes.com/2023/01/24/nad…
This is a much more carefully-worded denial than that given by No.10 yesterday.
This exchange between Sky @KamaliMelbourne and minister Chris Philp feels significant
Philp sent out with careful phrases - PM "understood no outstanding tax issues at the time" of appointment.
And didn't know of "discussions"
This doesn't preclude Sunak knowing a fair amount pic.twitter.com/eOsKBoKGYb
Philp sent out with careful phrases - PM "understood no outstanding tax issues at the time" of appointment.
And didn't know of "discussions"
This doesn't preclude Sunak knowing a fair amount pic.twitter.com/eOsKBoKGYb
One major legacy of Boris Johnson's premiership is that 'styling out' a scandal, no matter how egregious, in the hope that it will go away is now the default position for Tory government. The fact that Zahawi threatened to sue people for correct reporting should be career-ending.
Hacked emails reveal how the Treasury, under Rishi Sunak, helped a sanctioned oligarch and Putin ally sue a British journalist in UK courts opendemocracy.net/en/prigozhin-g…
"11 million Pensioners" ... most of whom will have worked since 14,15,16 and paid IN all their working lives! Stop pushing the "Old v Young" narrative! #Ageism
What the Daily Mail's front page doesn't mention is that their figure of people getting "something for nothing" includes around 11 million pensioners, according to the very report their story is based on.
Rishi Sunak's spokesman unable to say whether any other ministers, or the Prime Minister himself, have previously been in dispute with HMRC, or paid penalties to them.
Rishi Sunak's spokesman unable to say whether any other ministers, or the Prime Minister himself, have previously been in dispute with HMRC, or paid penalties to them.
Rishi Sunak's spokesman says the PM was told there were not any "outstanding issues" relating to Nadhim Zahawi when he appointed him.
When asked if he knew Zahawi had paid a large penalty to HMRC in the past, he replies that it is not his "understanding" that he did.
When asked if he knew Zahawi had paid a large penalty to HMRC in the past, he replies that it is not his "understanding" that he did.
A Taxing Problem for the BBC
43% of voters now say they believe the #BBC changes the content of its reporting due to pressure from Government, compared to just 23% who do not
@AdamBienkov @BylineTimes @SydesJokes bylinesupplement.com/p/a-taxing-pro…
43% of voters now say they believe the #BBC changes the content of its reporting due to pressure from Government, compared to just 23% who do not
@AdamBienkov @BylineTimes @SydesJokes bylinesupplement.com/p/a-taxing-pro…
A Taxing Problem for the BBC - Keir's ID Confusion - A Disturbing Listen
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What the Daily Mail's front page doesn't mention is that their figure of people getting "something for nothing" includes around 11 million pensioners, according to the very report their story is based on.
Wow. This is simply untrue.
Richard Sharp has ***publicly acknowledged*** that he introduced Sam Blyth to Simon Case, the nation’s top official, to discuss the loan!
He met Case in person to discuss PM’s finances.
Cab Office formally told Johnson: stop seeking Sharp’s advice.
Richard Sharp has ***publicly acknowledged*** that he introduced Sam Blyth to Simon Case, the nation’s top official, to discuss the loan!
He met Case in person to discuss PM’s finances.
Cab Office formally told Johnson: stop seeking Sharp’s advice.
"This is another example of the BBC disappearing up its own fundament," says Boris Johnson, of a story broken entirely by the Sunday Times.
Shock as Tufton Street think tank says rich are paying too much, while the poor are living it up.
Dan Neidle(tax policy association) - "It looks like Nadhim Zahawi received £27m & didn't take advice form anyone & didn't declare it to HMRC.. "
#BBCBreakfast
#BBCBreakfast
Shock as Tufton Street think tank says rich are paying too much, while the poor are living it up.
I wonder why Rishi Sunak has still not published his tax return? theguardian.com/politics/2022/…
The BBC's Enabling of Boris Johnson
News of the BBC Chairman's secret dealings with the former prime minister tells us everything we need to know about politics and media in the UK
@BorisJohnson #Bunter #BBC #ToryCorruption
adambienkov.substack.com/p/the-bbcs-ena…
News of the BBC Chairman's secret dealings with the former prime minister tells us everything we need to know about politics and media in the UK
@BorisJohnson #Bunter #BBC #ToryCorruption
adambienkov.substack.com/p/the-bbcs-ena…
The BBC's Enabling of Boris Johnson
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The BBC's Enabling of Boris Johnson adambienkov.substack.com/p/the-bbcs-ena…
The BBC's Enabling of Boris Johnson, by @AdamBienkov open.substack.com/pub/adambienko…
The BBC's Enabling of Boris Johnson adambienkov.substack.com/p/the-bbcs-ena…
The BBC's Enabling of Boris Johnson adambienkov.substack.com/p/the-bbcs-ena…
The BBC's Enabling of Boris Johnson
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On the morning it’s revealed that our former prime minister used the chair of the BBC to secure an undeclared loan from a millionaire backer, the BBC’s flagship Sunday morning political programme has his sister on to talk about the week’s events #bbclaurak
On the morning it’s revealed that our former prime minister used the chair of the BBC to secure an undeclared loan from a millionaire backer, the BBC’s flagship Sunday morning political programme has his sister on to talk about the week’s events #bbclaurak
On the morning it’s revealed that our former prime minister used the chair of the BBC to secure an undeclared loan from a millionaire backer, the BBC’s flagship Sunday morning political programme has his sister on to talk about the week’s events #bbclaurak
Why is Johnson invited on to @bbclaurak , rather than another LBC presenter like James O'Brien? Is it just because of her surname?
“All the parties involved have given statements to the Sunday Times, which suggests they did everything aboveboard and everything was transparent,” Rachael Johnson tells the BBC about her brother’s secret arrangement with the BBC chairman and a millionaire backer. #bbclaurak
On the morning it’s revealed that our former prime minister used the chair of the BBC to secure an undeclared loan from a millionaire backer, the BBC’s flagship Sunday morning political programme has his sister on to talk about the week’s events #bbclaurak
BBC Chairman Richard Sharp declined to come on the BBC to defend himself, reports the BBC. #bbclaurak
On the morning it’s revealed that our former prime minister used the chair of the BBC to secure an undeclared loan from a millionaire backer, the BBC’s flagship Sunday morning political programme has his sister on to talk about the week’s events #bbclaurak
So to summarise, over the past year we've had:
- A Chancellor trying to get out of paying his own taxes
- A Prime Minister who borrowed hundreds of thousands of pounds in undeclared loans
- And a BBC chairman who secretly helped him do it.
- A Chancellor trying to get out of paying his own taxes
- A Prime Minister who borrowed hundreds of thousands of pounds in undeclared loans
- And a BBC chairman who secretly helped him do it.
So to summarise, over the past year we've had:
- A Chancellor trying to get out of paying his own taxes
- A Prime Minister who borrowed hundreds of thousands of pounds in undeclared loans
- And a BBC chairman who secretly helped him do it.
- A Chancellor trying to get out of paying his own taxes
- A Prime Minister who borrowed hundreds of thousands of pounds in undeclared loans
- And a BBC chairman who secretly helped him do it.
EXCLUSIVE🚨w/@HarryYorke1
The BBC chairman helped arrange a guarantee on a loan of up to £800K for Boris Johnson weeks before then PM selected him for the role
Johnson was told to end Richard Sharp’s involvement in his financial affairs by Cab Office 1/7 thetimes.co.uk/article/the-bb…
The BBC chairman helped arrange a guarantee on a loan of up to £800K for Boris Johnson weeks before then PM selected him for the role
Johnson was told to end Richard Sharp’s involvement in his financial affairs by Cab Office 1/7 thetimes.co.uk/article/the-bb…
The BBC chairman, the prime minister and the 800,000 loan guarantee
thetimes.co.uk
OMG. Zahawi seems to be saying he negotiated a settlement with HMRC whilst he was Chancellor of the Exchequer.
New @Omnisis polling suggests that 43% of voters say they believe @BBCNews changes the content of its reporting due to pressure from UKG which may explain why BBC got it so wrong on Zahawi's tax story. @AdamBienkov @BylineTimes @Byline_Media @peterjukes
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A Taxing Problem for the BBC - Keir's ID Confusion - A Disturbing Listen
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Sajid Javid the latest senior Conservative politician to call for patients to be charged to use the NHS. Pretty clear where this is all going. bylinetimes.com/2023/01/10/nhs…
Enemies of the NHS are Softening It Up for Destruction Byline Times
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🔴 How the BBC got it so badly wrong on the Nadhim Zahawi's tax story.
Insiders at the organisation say the corporation's reluctance to touch the story fits a worrying trend.
bylinesupplement.com/p/a-taxing-pro…
Insiders at the organisation say the corporation's reluctance to touch the story fits a worrying trend.
bylinesupplement.com/p/a-taxing-pro…
A Taxing Problem for the BBC - Keir's ID Confusion - A Disturbing Listen
bylinesupplement.com
Who the public blames for the current crisis in the NHS, according to a new @Omnisis poll.
New development. Guardian reporting Zahawi paid the tax plus interest, plus a 30% penalty - over £5m.
30% is at the lower end of what I'd expect. But the obvious point: people whose taxes are "fully up to date" don't pay 30% penalties to HMRC. theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/j…
30% is at the lower end of what I'd expect. But the obvious point: people whose taxes are "fully up to date" don't pay 30% penalties to HMRC. theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/j…
Nadhim Zahawi agreed on penalty to settle tax bill worth millions
theguardian.com
