Sacked Tory party chair overcame many challenges but was unable to avoid questions over his tax affairs
As the MP for Stratford-upon-Avon, Nadhim Zahawi boasts proudly of representing the birthplace of William Shakespeare. His own political downfall has all the makings of a tragedy in five acts.
The Kurdish-born Iraqi refugee, who arrived in Britain aged 11, was sacked as chair of the Conservative party on Sunday after he was found to have committed a “serious breach’” of the ministerial code over his tax affairs.