British finance minister Sunak requests review of his financial declarations

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak speaks at a statement on the economic update session, at the House of Commons in London, Britain March 23, 2022. UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS

(Reuters) – Britain’s finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday he had written to Boris Johnson asking the Prime Minister to refer his ministerial declarations to Christopher Geidt, the independent adviser on ministers’ interests.

“I have always followed the rules and I hope such a review will provide further clarity,” Sunak said on Twitter (NYSE:TWTR).