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UK Treasury chief fights to save reputation in tax storm

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, centre, Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer, right, and Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care speak together as they look at a CT scanner during a visit to the New Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Welwyn Garden City, England, Wednesday, April 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)

Climate demonstrators dressed as Britain's politicians Jacob Rees-Mogg, Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency, left, Chancellor Rishi Sunak, centre, and Home Secretary Priti Patel, right, hold up placards outside the Natural History Museum as Extinction Rebellion continues a week of action and outreach in London, Monday, April 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

A climate demonstrator dressed as Britain's Chancellor Rishi Sunak holds up a placard outside the Natural History Museum as Extinction Rebellion continues a week of action and outreach in London, Monday, April 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

FILE - Rishi Sunak, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer poses for the media as he leaves 11 Downing Street in London, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Sunak has defended his wife’s decision to take advantage of rules that allow many foreigners to escape U.K. taxes on their overseas income, saying critics have launched a smear campaign against her to get at him. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

UK Treasury chief fights to save reputation in tax storm