PM Rishi Sunak has vowed to reveal his tax returns in a Piers Morgan interview
Key takeaways:
- Piers Morgan interviewed PM Rishi Sunak in 10 Downing Street to observe 100 days in office.
PM Rishi Sunak has repeated his promise to reveal his tax returns, telling Piers Morgan in a TV interview he will do so “soon”.
PM Rishi Sunak’s financial matters scrutinized:
Mr Sunak said he was ready to be “transparent” and reveal the documents, which were “being prepared”.
The PM’s financial matters came under scrutiny last year when it appeared his wife, Akshata Murty, had non-dom status and was not settling UK tax.
Opposition parties have since asked on Mr Sunak to be open about his finances.
Mr Sunak first vowed to reveal his tax returns during his unsuccessful campaign to be the head of the Conservative Party last summer.
Since becoming the PM, he said in December at the G20 conference that he would stand by the promise, telling journalists he would seek guidance and “figure out the right way that happens”.
Mr Sunak is considered one of the wealthiest MPs in Parliament, which Labour has used as a spell line during the Prime Minister’s Questions.
While there is not a long tradition of prime ministers revealing their tax returns, few of Mr Sunak’s predecessors have chosen to do so in recent years.
PM Rishi Sunak’s interview with Piers Morgan:
In his discussion with Morgan in 10 Downing Street, Mr Sunak said: “They will be revealed soon. As you know, the tax filing deadline was only a few days back. So that’s why.”
“So we do the tax-filing deadlines just died, so they’re just being readied, and they will be revealed shortly.”
In another query about his financial matters, Morgan questioned Mr Sunak whether he benefited from a financial contract known as a blind trust. Politicians with share portfolios and acquisitions routinely set up blind trusts when they get government employment.
This lets them continue making income from their acquisitions without knowing where they are invested in avoiding any disputes of interest.
