UK’s New Finance Minister Has Oil Industry Ties that Span the Globe

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By Rich Collett-White and Phoebe CookeJul 6, 2022, 1:24 pm233 pts
Nadhim Zahawi, the UK’s new chancellor of the exchequer, earned £1.3 million from a Kurdish oil company while serving as an MP, has advised fossil fuel companies in Nigeria and Canada, and recently defended “struggling” producers in the North Sea. As chancellor, Zahawi will play a key role in spending…

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