Labour demands Rishi Sunak reveals non-dom tax status costs after Zahawi scandal

Opposition sets deadline for government to reveal how much ‘unfair’ tax status is costing Exchequer

Labour has ramped up its pressure on Rishi Sunak by demanding he shares details on the costs of Britain’s controversial non-dom status following the sacking of Tory chairman Nadhim Zahawi over his tax affairs.

Sir Keir Starmer’s party has urged the government to publish details on whether it has considered scrapping non-dom tax status by the end of February – labelling the loophole “outdated and unfair”.

The issue hit the headlines in April last year when The Independent revealed that Mr Sunak’s wife Akshata Murty had held non-dom tax status while he was chancellor. She later renounced the special arrangement.