SUNAK ON THE BRINK

Chancellor faces quit calls. Did he break US work laws? Aggressive probe into leak

-  RACHEL WEARMOUTH

EMBATTLED Rishi Sunak's political future hangs by a thread as he faces fresh calls to come clean over his tax affairs and US immigration status.

The Chancellor tried to hide behind claims he and billionaire wife Akshata Murty were victims of a “smear” campaign, after it emerged she had been avoiding paying UK tax as a non-dom.

And he was reportedly weighing up quitting after admitting holding a US green card while Chancellor - which foreign ministers are supposedly not permitted to do. The White House was urged to probe the claim.

Mr Sunak also faces reports that he is listed as a beneficiary of offshore tax haven trusts, despite pledging to close tax loopholes.