Well, of course, in the BBC's coverage of Nadhim Zahawi confirming the cost of the settlement he reached with the HMRC over his tax affairs, no mention is made of the use of a SLAPP to stifle comment on these affairs (a SLAPP that has resulted in the lawyer concerned being referred to the Lawyers Disciplinary Tribunal).... are we surprised by this omission? Certainly not.
@ChrisMayLA6 I see he lied about it to Tory Laura this morning too, according to the guy who got the SLAPP, Dan Neidle.
According to Dan's tweet, Zahawi said that "on reflection, perhaps I should have been clearer" that he was under investigation.
However, in the letter Dan received at the time ...
(side note - terrible grammar!) #UKPolitics
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