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George Osborne has repeatedly evaded questions about whether he has personally benefited from offshore funds – then terminated a live interview.  George Osborne has repeatedly evaded questions on whether he has personally benefited from offshore funds. 
The Chancellor, who was being interviewed by ITV News during his visit to the Ocado Customer Fulfillment centre in Hatfield, was asked: "Do you now or will you in the future benefit from any offshore funds?" The Chancellor, who was visiting to the Ocado Customer Fulfillment centre in Hatfield, was asked: "Do you now or will you in the future benefit from any offshore funds?"
Mr Osborne responded saying that members of the Commons register all their interest in the register of members' interests.  Rather than answer the question directly, Mr Osborne responded by saying that members of the Commons record all their interests in the register of members' interests. 
He added: "But I thought it was very striking you had a Labour member of Parliament this morning praising the Prime Minister’s leadership home and abroad on this issue of tax evasion where frankly this British government has done more any previous British government to make sure they pay the taxes that are owed.”He added: "But I thought it was very striking you had a Labour member of Parliament this morning praising the Prime Minister’s leadership home and abroad on this issue of tax evasion where frankly this British government has done more any previous British government to make sure they pay the taxes that are owed.”
He was then asked a second time “are you going to benefit at all?” and again referred to the government’s record on issues of tax avoidance. He was then asked a second time “are you going to benefit at all?” and again referred to the government’s record on issues of tax avoidance. 
 “As I’ve said all of our interests as ministers and MPs are declared in the register of members’ interests and we’ve made our position very clear,” he said.  “As I’ve said all of our interests as ministers and MPs are declared in the register of members’ interests and we’ve made our position very clear,” he said. 
“As I said this Conservative government has done more that any Labour government or any previous government to tackle tax evasion, to tackle tax avoidance, to get money into the exchequer that is owed to the public,” “As I said this Conservative government has done more that any Labour government or any previous government to tackle tax evasion, to tackle tax avoidance, to get money into the exchequer that is owed to the public."
When the reporter went on to ask another question, Mr Osborne said “thank you” and terminated the interview.   When the ITV interviewer attempted to ask another question, Mr Osborne said “thank you” and terminated the interview.  
However, Treasury sources told the Telegraph the interviewer simply asked more questions than had initially been agreed and the interview ended. Treasury sources subsequently told the Telegraph the interviewer simply asked more questions than had initially been agreed.
Prime Minister David Cameron also came under pressure this week to give a clear explanation of how, or his immediate family, stood to benefit from Blairmore - the compant set by his late father, Ian, in Panama and the Bahamas, and which has avoided ever paying tax in Britain. It comes as Prime Minister David Cameron hit back at critics as Downing Street issued further clarification of his tax affairs. He had been under pressure to give a clear explanation of how he, or his immediate family, stood to benefit from Blairmore - the company set by his late father, Ian, in Panama and the Bahamas, and which has avoided ever paying tax in Britain.
Downing Street had issued three partial answers about the fund on Tuesday before clearing up today whether his family would gain in the future from the investment fund. Downing Street had issued three partial answers about the fund on Tuesday before clearing up whether his family would gain in the future from the investment fund.