British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been criticised for releasing long-awaited tax documents during his predecessor Boris Johnson’s partygate grilling.
MPs questioned why Sunak—who made almost £2 million through income and capital gains in one year—chose to publish his tax affairs on Wednesday, one of the busiest news days in Westminster.
On top of Johnson’s five-hour-long questioning by the Privileges Committee on whether he misled the House of Commons on COVID-19 breaches in Downing Street, MPs also voted on Sunak’s new deal on post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland on the same day.
The timing raised some eyebrows, with Labour MP Angela Rayner questioning on Twitter why the millionaire prime minister chose Wednesday afternoon to release the tax summary….