'Loyalty For Sale': Nadhim Zahawi Accused Of 'Begging' For Tory Peerage Before Defecting To Reform
Nadhim Zahawi has been accused of “begging” Kemi Badenoch for a peerage just weeks before defecting from the Tories to Reform UK.
Conservative sources told HuffPost UK the former chancellor had asked to join the Lords “several times”, but been refused.
“Given he was sacked for his dodgy tax affairs, this was never going to happen,” a source said. “His defection tells you everything you need to know about Reform being a repository for disgraced politicians.”
Zahawi was sacked as Tory chairman in 2023 after breaking the ministerial code by failing to........
