Rishi Sunak is likely to be grilled at Prime Minister's Questions about the conduct of his party chairman.
Senior Conservative MP Caroline Nokes has called for Mr Zahawi to "stand aside until this matter is all cleared up" but the prime minister has so far stood by him saying it is "longstanding practice" for ministers to remain in their roles while under investigation.into Mr Zahawi's tax affairs after it was revealed he had paid a penalty to settle his tax issue with HMRC.
The prime minister's spokesperson suggested Mr Sunak was not aware last week that Mr Zahawi had paid a penalty. That leaves questions for former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who appointed Mr Zahawi chancellor last summer when the matter had not been resolved. In a statement, Mr Zahawi said he welcomed the investigation and looked forward to "explaining the facts of this issue" to the No 10 ethics adviser Sir Laurie Magnus.
Labour has argued the prime minister should sack Mr Zahawi before the investigation concludes, calling it a "pathetic attempt to pass the buck".
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