Rishi Sunak, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, is facing criticism and pressure over his undisclosed meetings with Dominic Cummings, a former advisor to Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Tory MPs and the Liberal Democrats are calling for an investigation into the meetings, with demands for Sunak's ethics adviser to probe potential breaches of the ministerial code. The code requires ministers to disclose meetings with outsiders about official business. Additionally, there are reports of pressure on Sunak to adopt a tax cut suggested by Cummings, indicating further political implications of the meetings.
🔵 Truss allies urge Sunak to adopt tax cut suggested by Dominic Cummings https://t.co/Iq30vaMVSB
🔴 Rishi Sunak should face investigation over Cummings meetings, say Lib Dems https://t.co/KE6HUk6DUH
🚨 NEW: Pressure grows on Sunak's ethics adviser to probe his secret meetings with Dominic Cummings for a ministerial code breach Cummings said they discussed various policy issues Code obliges ministers to disclose meetings with outsiders about official business [@theipaper]
PM's ethics adviser faces pressure to probe secret Sunak-Cummings meetings https://t.co/IbhvdL7ror
Rishi Sunak faces backlash from Tory MPs over Cummings meetings https://t.co/CR5bFNM3o4