Chancellor’s team believe Labour supporter in Downing Street may be behind leak about Akshata Murty

Rishi Sunak has ordered a leak inquiry into who revealed details of his wife’s “non-dom” tax status to the media, raising concerns it could be a criminal offence.

An investigation by the Treasury and Cabinet Office is under way after details of Akshata Murty’s tax details were leaked to the Independent. Her status as non-domiciled has allowed her to legally avoid about £20m of UK taxes on dividends from the Indian IT company founded by her billionaire father on the understanding that her long-term permanent domicile is in India.

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