Is Rishi Sunak the victim of a ‘political hit job’?

Chancellor convinced leaking of wife’s tax status is part of ‘co-ordinated attack’

Chancellor Rishi Sunak
(Image credit: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

A furious Rishi Sunak believes he has fallen victim to a “political hit job” after details of his wife’s tax status were leaked to the media.

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