Nadhim Zahawi leads Monday’s papers after he was sacked following a breach of the ministerial code over his tax affairs.
The Times reports allies of Rishi Sunak have said the Prime Minister will take a zero-tolerance approach to future breaches of the ministerial code after sacking Mr Zahawi.
Monday’s TIMES: “Zahawi axed as Sunak gets tough on standards” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/N2oIQJpkbD
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) January 29, 2023
The Guardian says weeks of damaging headlines have undermined the Prime Minister’s efforts to restore government integrity.
Guardian front page, Monday 30 January 2023 – ‘A serious failure’: Zahawi forced out over tax claims pic.twitter.com/A4eTBSWHou
— The Guardian (@guardian) January 29, 2023
Allies of Mr Zahawi have said he was sacked without a fair hearing by Mr Sunak and that the report from the PM’s ethics advisor, Sir Laurie Magnus, was rushed out for political expediency, according to The Daily Telegraph.
Monday’s Daily TELEGRAPH: “PM ‘sacked Zahawi without a fair hearing’ “. #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/4kotkUrnnx
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) January 29, 2023
Mr Sunak has made a U-turn, says the Financial Times, after initially backing Mr Zahawi when his £5 million tax settlement deal first became public.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Monday 30 January https://t.co/xPqdeoErCn pic.twitter.com/qhDBBXU51i
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) January 29, 2023
The Independent asks why it took so long for Mr Zahawi to be sacked after he breached the ministerial code seven times and failed to apologise for lashing out at the media.
Monday’s INDEPENDENT Digital: “What took you so long, Rishi?” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/pizPNDcq7n
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) January 29, 2023
Vladimir Putin threatened Boris Johnson when the former prime minister warned him not to invade Ukraine last year, says the Daily Mail.
Monday’s Daily MAIL: “Putin’s Threat To Kill Boris” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/qfPywUZFyP
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) January 29, 2023
The Daily Mirror reports that Mr Sunak has been branded “weak” for his reluctance to sack Mr Zahawi.
Monday’s Front Page:
Rotten to the core ?
?Sunak finally sacks Zahawi over tax scandal… but dithering under fine#TomorrowsPaperToday pic.twitter.com/Vl996wBahs
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) January 29, 2023
The Daily Express says the Russian president threatened that he could kill Mr Johnson in a minute after the former prime minister visited Kyiv last February.
Front page – Boris: Putin told me, I could kill you in a minute #TomorrowsPapersToday
Rishi’s letter to Zahawi: https://t.co/kLpIKlGdsJ pic.twitter.com/UBZXDIBtWQ
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) January 29, 2023
Mr Zahawi has lashed out at the media instead of apologising for not reporting his HMRC fine of £5 million, Metro says.
Tomorrow’s Paper Today ?
HE’S NAD SORRY AT ALL
? Tory chairman, axed for ‘serious breach of ministerial rules’, blames press #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/Xct66W0KaQ
— Metro (@MetroUK) January 29, 2023
And Pamela Anderson had originally planned to be a librarian before becoming a Baywatch star, reports the Daily Star.
Monday’s front page: Pammy the librarian ?#TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/EzwsdzMk9H pic.twitter.com/uOgl3zvtHm
— Daily Star (@dailystar) January 29, 2023
