The Prime Minister retained confidence in the former chancellor yesterday even as Downing Street indicated Mr Sunak did not know about the penalty when he defended Mr Zahawi in the Commons.
Mr Sunak said he was not leader at the time of the allegations and insisted the advice he received when he gave Mr Zahawi a senior role was that there was "no reason" not to appoint him.
No.10 said the inquiry by new ethics adviser Sir Laurie Magnus will focus on Mr Zahawi's ministerial declarations, but it could extend to his prior tax arrangement and whether he lied to the media.
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