MP calls for Prime Minister's resignation amid Panama scandal

PM profited from ownership in offshore fund

clock • 2 min read

A Labour MP has called for Prime Minister David Cameron to resign after he admitted he had owned, sold and made a profit on shares held in a controversial fund linked to the Panama tax avoidance scandal.

Cameron's (pictured) admission he had held shares in his father's offshore fund before he became PM prompted Labour MP and Treasury Select Committee member John Mann to call him a "hypocrite" before saying he "has no choice but to resign". Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson also said the PM may need to quit and has more questions to answer. He told Sky News: "He has to be fully transparent. It is no good just saying he is going to publish his tax returns because that will not show what his investment portfolio was and we need to know that now. "He has condemned other people in publi...

To continue reading this article...

Join Investment Week for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the investment industry, including the Sustainable Hub covering fund news from the ESG space
  • Get ahead of regulatory and technological changes affecting fund management
  • Important and breaking news stories selected by the editors delivered straight to your inbox each day
  • Weekly members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from leading industry experts
  • Be the first to hear about our extensive events schedule and awards programmes

Join now

 

Already an Investment Week
member?

Login

More on Economics

OBR chair warns half of Budget tax revenues 'are quite uncertain'

OBR chair warns half of Budget tax revenues 'are quite uncertain'

Deliverability 'poses challenges'

Linus Uhlig
clock 05 November 2024 • 3 min read
OBR warns Reeves' debt rule could cause 'worsening fiscal sustainability'

OBR warns Reeves' debt rule could cause 'worsening fiscal sustainability'

Public sector net financial liabilities

Linus Uhlig
clock 04 November 2024 • 2 min read
IFS concerned Budget is 'a repeat of the silly games played by the last government'

IFS concerned Budget is 'a repeat of the silly games played by the last government'

More tax rises likely

Linus Uhlig
clock 01 November 2024 • 2 min read
Trustpilot