John McDonnell calls on Queen to release financial records amid Paradise Papers leak
Source: The Independent
Exclusive: In an interview with The Independent, the Shadow Chancellor said the leak detailing the financial affairs of the global elite 'demonstrates there’s a culture that has been developed even amongst advisers to the Queen that this is acceptable'
The Queen must open up her full financial records to the public in the wake of revelations about her investments in the Paradise Papers scandal, Labour has said.
In an exclusive interview with The Independent, Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell said information that showed the Queen had invested millions in an offshore tax haven proved “the culture of tax-avoidance” has “permeated everywhere”.
He said the monarch’s advisors had badly embarrassed her, and in particular demanded an apology of the Tory cabinet minister ultimately responsible for overseeing her finances, Sir Patrick McLoughlin.
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