Nadhim Zahawi admits he paid nearly £5m to HMRC after 'careless mistake'

Tory former minister says he made error over tax paid on sales of YouGov shares after previously saying he was being 'smeared' Nadhim Zahawi has admitted for the first time he paid nearly £5m to the tax authority to settle his tax affairs, having previously denied the figure involved and claimed he was being "smeared" by journalists who revealed the issue. The former chancellor told the BBC he had paid HMRC just under £5m after making what he called a "careless mistake" with the tax he paid on...