RISHI SUNAK still faces “serious questions” over his government’s handling of the Nadhim Zahawi tax scandal, Labour warned today after it was defended as “fair” by an ally.

The Prime Minister sacked the Conservative Party chairman early on Sunday morning after an ethics inquiry into Mr Zahawi found that he had committed a “serious breach” in the handling of his tax affairs.

It came after two weeks of pressure for the minister to be dismissed.