this is very - serious and nadhim zahawi has spent a very— serious and nadhim zahawi has spent a verynadhim zahawi has spent a very long time dodging this. i 'ust a very long time dodging this. i just think— a very long time dodging this. i just think it speaks to rishi sunak's_ just think it speaks to rishi sunak's character, judgment and weakness — sunak's character, judgment and weakness. he is not prepared to do what _ weakness. he is not prepared to do what is _ weakness. he is not prepared to do what is right for the country. but michael what is right for the country. pm michael gove insisted the prime minister had behaved appropriately. as a general rule i think it is important when allegations are raised, they are investigated properly, but also we shouldn't rush tojudgment before there properly, but also we shouldn't rush to judgment before there has properly, but also we shouldn't rush tojudgment before there has been properly, but also we shouldn't rush to judgment before there has been an investigation. in to judgment before there has been an investigation-— investigation.

the british prime minister, rishi sunak, has sacked the chairman of his conservative party, nadhim zahawi. mr sunak said in a letter to mr zahawi that it was clear that there had been a serious breach of the ministerial code, which guides ministers on how they should uphold standards. his dismissal comes after an independent investigation of mr zahawi's tax affairs. these have been the subject of growing controversy since it emerged that he had to pay a penalty to the tax authorities. rishi sunak recieved the report from the sir laurie magnus, independent adviser on ministers�* interests. sir laurie told rishi sunak that certain "omissions" by nadhim zahawi fell short of the standards set out in the ministerial code. he concluded, "i consider that these omissions constitute a serious failure to meet the standards set out in the ministerial code. consider that mr zahawi, in holding the high privilege of being a minister of the crown, has shown insufficient regard for the general principles of the ministerial code and the requirements in particular, under the seven principles of public life

but could have taken place after nadhim zahawi was sacked.— zahawi was sacked.cked. but that does seem somewhat back— zahawi was sacked. but that does seem somewhat back to - zahawi was sacked. but that does seem somewhat back to front. i zahawi was sacked. but that does seem somewhat back to front. al zahawi was sacked. but that does i seem somewhat back to front. a lot of people watching this at home who are not steeped in politics might think, well, because if there's going to be an investigation wait for it to play out and it was done pretty quickly in the end and of course the prime minister acted faster this morning as soon as he got the report. it also shows, doesn't it, that this advisory post actually has some teeth. the ethics adviser has — actually has some teeth. the ethics adviser has been _ actually has some teeth. the ethics adviser has been clear _ actually has some teeth. the ethics adviser has been clear about - actually has some teeth. the ethics adviser has been clear about the i adviser has been clear about the number of breaches of the mini

the british prime minister, rishi sunak, has sacked the chairman of his conservative party, nadhim zahawifollowing a prolonged controversy over his tax affairs. israel's security cabinet agrees new measures in response to the deadly attack on a synagogue in eastjerusalem. i will submit to the security council additional tips that might have stepped the fight against terrorism. this includes significantly hastening and expediting the use of weapons authorised for use by civilians. a bus has plunged into a ravine in pakistan, killing at least 41 passengers. and, the princess of wales launches a new campaign close to her heart — the importance of early childhood. the british prime minister, rishi sunak, has sacked the chairman of his conservative party, nadhim zahawi. his dismissal comes after an independent investigation of mr zahawi's tax affairs. these have been the subject of growing controversy since it emerged that he had to pay a penalty to the tax authorities. the prime minister said it had become "clear that there has been a serious breach of the ministerial code". mr sunak received

will you resign as party chair, mr— chairman nadhim zahawi. ll you resign as party chair, mr zahawi? | it follows reports that mr zahawi had to pay a significant penalty and millions in unpaid taxes to hmrc. mr zahawi, who served as chancellor at one point last year, says he made at one point last year, says he made a careless but not deliberate error. the prime minister wants to know if the ministerial code was breached. integrity and accountability is really — integrity and accountability is really important to me and clearly in this_ really important to me and clearly in this instance there are questions that need _ in this instance there are questions that need answering and that is why i have asked our independent adviser_ is why i have asked our independent adviser to _ is why i have asked our independent adviser to get to the bottom of everything, to investigate the matter— everything, to investigate the matter fully. but labour says mr zahawi's position is "untenable" and he should be sacked immediately. also tonight... the choice of ri

he says nadhim zahawi first started having talks with hmrc in april 2021.r zahawi told laurie magnus that he formed the impression that this was just questions coming from hmrc. lawrie magnus says he should have understood at the outset that he was under investigation. he talks about the fact that therefore this didn't come up in his declaration of interests, even when he became chancellor, the minister responsible for the tax—and—spend system, on the 5th ofjuly 2022 — lawrie magnus critical of that, and he says that failing to declare that ongoing investigation before later injuly 2022 was a breach of the ministerial code. he also talks about the fact that we know now nadhim zahawi paid a penalty as part of his settlement with hmrc. lawrie magnus again saying failing to update his declaration of interest form appropriately once that penalty had been paid was not correct, not disclosing the right information, and he said sort of taken together these omissions constitute in lawrie magnus's words a serious failure to meet the standards set out in the minister

opposition parties have called for the conservative party chair, nadhim zahawi, to be sacked now — rather outcome of an investigation. the government�*s independent ethics advisor has been asked to look into mr zahawi�*s financial affairs — after it emerged he paid a penalty to hmrc over previously unpaid tax — while he was chancellor. he maintains he acted properly. our political correspondent, iain watson, reports. are your tax affairs a distraction for the party, mr zahawi? the conservative party chairman, nadhim zahawi, insists he�*s not on his way out, but he is under pressure. last summer he insisted reports that he was being investigated by the tax authorities were smears. but in a statement at the weekend, he said he�*d reached a settlement with revenue and customs over a careless but not deliberate error. downing street said they hadn�*t been aware until the weekend that nadhim zahawi had had to pay a penalty to the tax authorities. and the prime minister�*s new ethics adviser is now looking into whether mr zahawi broke the ministerial code, which requires honesty, openness, acco

nadhim zahawi _ this morning? yes, it is, clive. nadhim zahawi had _ this morning? nadhim zahawi had been - this morning? yes, it is, clive. | nadhim zahawi had been facing question after question, there had been a drip drip of information about exactly what had gone on with his tax affairs, and clearly, the prime minister thinks there are questions to answer, he's said so this morning and he has ordered this investigation from his ethics adviser. nadhim zahawi has said that he's willing to cooperate with that and welcomes someone looking into it. my gut instinct is that probably buys mr zahawi a bit more time, it means that ministers will turn around probably in the next few days and say, we need to wait and see what the investigation says. that, of course, unless there is more of that drip, drip, drip to come in the next you days. but fundamentally, the question will have to be answered at some point about what exactly went on here. there are many conservatives who are uncomfortable with the situation, there are opposition parties saying that mr zahawi should resi

rishi sunak is sticking with nadhim zahawi _ difficult. is sticking with nadhim zahawi for now, i difficult. rishi sunak is sticking i with nadhim zahawi for now, but difficult. rishi sunak is sticking - with nadhim zahawi for now, but the future of the tory party chairman is tied up with any conclusions reached by the prime minister's independent ethics advice ir, opposition mps don't want to wait for that, thai are trying to turn up the pressure right now. at a misty westminster, nadhim zahawi's ultimate fate isn't entirely clear, the point at which rishi sunak will have to make a decision draws nearer. our chief political correspondent, nick eardley is at westminster. this row over nadhim zahawi's tax affairs just won't go away. what a difference a week make, it was this time last week where rishi sunak was saying that the questions had been addressed in full. a very different set of answers from rishi sunak this afternoon, the case for the defence is that you need to let due process play out and rishi sunak didn't know the full story w

nadhim zahawi has spent a long time dodging this.ust think it speaks to rishi sunak�*s character and his judgment and his weakness. he isn't prepared to do what is right for the country. michael gove insisted the prime minister behaved appropriately. as a general rule, i think it is important when allegations are raised that they are investigated promptly but also we shouldn't rush tojudgment before there has been that investigation. in his reply to the prime minister's letter, nadhim zahawi said he had been concerned about the conduct of the press towards him. he added that it was the privilege of his life to serve in government. mr zahawi's life story is an incredible one. this will be a devastating chapter to look back on. katy balls is the political editor of the spectator. what do you make of nadeem zaha we's letter to the prime minister. there is no reference to his tax affairs and certainly no apologies —— nadhim zahawi's letter. it and certainly no apologies -- nadhim zahawi's letter-— zahawi's letter. it begs the question —

nadhim zahawi's involvement. at the time i was not aware. this nadhim zahawi's involvement. aware.— time i was not aware. this isn't 'ust time i was not aware. this isn't just about _ time i was not aware. this isn't just about macro _ time i was not aware. this isn't just about macro it's _ time i was not aware. this isn't just about macro it's about - time i was not aware. this isn't just about macro it's about you | time i was not aware. this isn't - just about macro it's about you and yourjudgment and what you knew and when. —— nadhim zahawi. things that come to light in the past few weeks, is it about the settlement? butt is it about the settlement? but i a- ointed is it about the settlement? but i appointed nadhim _ is it about the settlement? but i appointed nadhim zahawi, no issues are raised with me about that appointment. but because nadhim zahawi put a statement in the public domain and those of the reporting of your questions to answer and that is why i asked the independent advisory to conduct investigation and provide advice to me about his compliance of the mi

independent ethics adviser, to examine how the conservative party chairman and former chancellor, nadhim zahawimulti—million pound tax dispute. rishi sunak says there are questions that needed answers. mr zahawi says his error was careless but not deliberate, and his advisers say he doesn't intend to resign. labour however warns he needs to "come clean" and they're calling his position "untenable". here's our political correspondent, lone wells. will you resign as party chair, mrzahawi? - few words, big questions about one huge tax bill. nadhim zahawi is confident he acted properly and says he looks forward to answering any questions about his tax affairs. this man, sir laurie magnus, will now be asking them, the government's independent ethics adviser. integrity and accountability is really important to me. and clearly in this case, there are questions that need answering, and that's why i've asked our independent adviser to get to the bottom of everything, to investigate the matter fully and establish all the facts and provide advice to me on nadhim zahawi's compliance with the ministerial co

no, there is no letup in the scrutiny of nadhim zahawi �*s taxes.f the conservative party, and is currently chair of the party as well. he was briefly chancellor of the exchequer for a couple of months under borisjohnson as prime minister, and that is why perhaps these questions are particularly awkward for him. at the centre of this is a claim, first reported by the sun newspaper last weekend, that nadhim zahawi paid millions of pounds in tax to revenue and customs, the tax office to settle a dispute. the main question is whether nadhim zahawi tried to avoid paying capital gains tax on you gulf which he set up in the good 2000, by putting those shares into an offshore company to hold them —— yougov. in the latest claims has been no denial of that from nadhim zahawi or his spokesperson. we have been told only in a statement that his taxes are properly declared and paid in the uk. further to that, the guardian newspaper reported yesterday that nadhim zahawi paid a penalty on top of the tax that he owed, 30% of the amount, taking it too, the guardian

in the uk, opposition parties have called for the conservative party chair, nadhim zahawi, to be sackede outcome of an investigation. the government's independent ethics advisor has been asked to look into mr zahawi's financial affairs, after it emerged he paid a penalty to hmrc over previously unpaid tax while he was chancellor. he maintains he acted properly. earlier i spoke to our chief political correspondent nick eardley about the situation about the continuing issues around mr zahawi's party chairmanship. those questions have continued to government ministers this morning who have said we need to let the investigation from the ethics adviser play out before we get the feel of the answers, but i get the impression speaking to some conservative mps that they are uncomfortable about the situation, about the cloud hanging over the party chairman, about the impact it has on the government, and a fear it might undermine some of rishi sunak�*s attempts to move on from some of the scandals of the past few years. you will remember you would have heard us talk about the promise for integrit

nadhim zahawi has spent a very long time dodging this. and i dojust think it speaks to rishi sunak�*s character and his judgment. i think it is important when allegations are raised that they're investigated promptly. but also we shouldn't rush to judgment before there's been that investigation. israel's security cabinet agrees new measures in response to the deadly attack on a synagogue in eastjerusalem. a large explosion has struck a military factory in central iran. the british prime minister has sacked the chairman of his party, nadhim zahawi, following an investigation into his tax affairs. mr zahawi says he'll continue to support the prime minister from the backbenches and criticised journalists for the way they reported his tax affairs. here's our political correspondent chris mason. nadhim zahawi arrived in the uk as a child, unable to speak english. he became a multimillionaire and rose to be chancellor of the exchequer. but tonight, his political career and reputation is in tatters. in a 2,000—word letter to the prime minister,

nadhim zahawi is still keeping — nadhim zahawi today?i today? nadhim zahawi is still keeping his head _ nadhim zahawi today? nadhim zahawi is still keeping his head down. - nadhim zahawi today? nadhim zahawi is still keeping his head down. what i is still keeping his head down. what i can tell you is he has written to the tax authority authorising revenue and customs to share details of his tax affairs with the prime minister's ethics adviser, who is currently crawling over all of this to try to work out if nadhim zahawi has broken what is known as the ministerial code. clearly the conservative chairman thinks this will corroborate his account from a couple of days ago that, yes, he had been careless but not deliberate in how he handled his tax affairs, and that's why he was walloped with a colossal tax bill, including a penalty. all of this as the country's top taxman uses that pretty spiky language about not enforcing penalties where somebody has done something innocently. meanwhile, nadhim zahawi was with the rest of the cabinet in th

he has launched an ethics investigation into nadhim zahawi, | investigation into nadhim zahawi, who paid millions in previously unpaid tax, including a penalty, while he was chancellor. integrity and accountability _ while he was chancellor. integrity and accountability is _ while he was chancellor. integrity and accountability is really - and accountability is really important to me, but it is also important _ important to me, but it is also important that we do these things proneriy. — important that we do these things properly, and that is why the independent adviser has been asked to fully— independent adviser has been asked to fully investigate this matter. two, _ to fully investigate this matter. two. 6 — to fully investigate this matter. two, a second investigation has been launched into how the bbc chairman got hisjob, amid claims he helped facilitate a loan for the then prime minister borisjohnson. we will be looking into how serious the allegations are and what questions have yet to be answered. did you switch off your lights in the last hour? up to a million people are paid to

after pressure over the uk conservative party chairman's finances , nadhim zahawi says the matter is now resolved and he had paid everything the tax authorities said was due. president zelensky says he'll keep asking western allies to send modern tanks to ukraine, after a meeting of more than 50 countries ended without agreement. translation: we will still have to fight - for the supply of modern tanks. but every day we make it more obvious, there is no alternative to making the decision on tanks. chris hipkins is set to become new zealand's next prime minister, replacing jacinda ardern who announced her resignation on thursday. millions of people around the world prepare for lunar new year. and britain's andy murray is out of the australian open. he lost to spain's roberto bautista agut in four sets in what could be his last time at the tournament. the uk conservative party chairman, nadhim zahawi, has responded to reports that he had to pay a penalty as part of a multi—million— pound tax settlement. in a statement, the former chancellor said the tax office had disagreed about the e

game nadhim zahawi a “0b in his governmentafi game nadhim zahawi a “0b in his government?nadhim zahawi was a senior member of _ government? nadhim zahawi was a senior member of cabinet. - government? nadhim zahawi was a senior member of cabinet. when i government? nadhim zahawi was a l senior member of cabinet. when you join cabinet, the cabinet office ensures that you go through a process, a due diligence process. that's the right and proper role of the cabinet office and nadhim zahawi said he had conversations with the cabinet office about his tax affairs. of course, that's theirjob and function on behalf of the prime minister. did and function on behalf of the prime minister. , ~ , minister. did the prime minister know? i minister. did the prime minister know? l don't— minister. did the prime minister know? i don't know _ minister. did the prime minister know? i don't know what - know? i don't know what conversations _ know? i don't know what conversations the - know? i don't know what conversations the prime | know? i don't know what - conversations the prime minister

but wise seven days ago did nadhim zahawi and rishi sunak l did nadhim zahawi and rishi sunak appearhile being the boss of the taxman while being the boss of the taxman while being the boss of the taxman to stay in post? because i think to many of our viewers, last week that seemed absolutely blatantly like something that was not sustainable? this blatantly like something that was not sustainable?— not sustainable? as ever, it is alwa s not sustainable? as ever, it is always important _ not sustainable? as ever, it is always important to _ not sustainable? as ever, it is always important to make - not sustainable? as ever, it is| always important to make sure that all the facts are investigated fully and properly. and that is why the independent investigator concluded as he did, and why the prime minister has acted as he did. as a general i think it is important that allegations should be investigated properly, but also we should not rush tojudgment before properly, but also we should not rush to judgment before there has been that investigation, and again, the specific issues of the

so feel sorry for nadhim zahawi . but i think that after zahawi. but i think that after it dominating headlines for a week , the rule of politics is week, the rule of politics is that if you do that, it's very hard to remain in office . a 16 hard to remain in office. a 16 year old boy has been charged with the murder of a teenage girl in hexham. 15 year old holly newton was stabbed raped in the priest pupil area of the town on friday and died in hospital. a 16 year old boy was also injured in the attack. the accused, who can't be named for legal reasons , also been charged legal reasons, also been charged with attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon . the housing secretary weapon. the housing secretary has admitted that faulty government guidance allowed the grenfell tower to happen. michael says the whole system of building safety wasn't policed effectively enough. he's expected to announce a six week deadune expected to announce a six week deadline for developers tomorrow, forcing them to sign contract to either fix their unsafe ho

the british prime minister has sacked the chairman of his party, nadhim zahawi, following an investigation into his tax affairs. mr zahawi had to pay a penalty to settle a multi—million—pound tax dispute. an investigation ordered by rushi sunakfound he had broken the ministerial code. our political editor, chris mason, reports. nadhim zahawi arrived in the uk as a child, unable to speak english. he became a multimillionaire and rose to be chancellor of the exchequer. but tonight, his political career and reputation is in tatters. in a 2,000—word letter to the prime minister, the government's ethics adviser is devastating in his criticism of mr zahawi. sir laurie magnus says... minutes after the prime minister had sacked his party chairman for what he called a serious breach of the ministerial code, the questions began. for a start, why hadn't he got rid of him days ago? as a general rule, i think it is important when allegations are raised that they're investigated promptly. but also we shouldn't rush to judgment before there's been that investigation. the prime minister's ethics adviser h

nadhim zahawi. know, i asked the independent adviser to get the bottom of it and to provide me with the facts. i was able to make a very quick decision and it was no longer appropriate nadhim zahawi to appropriate for nadhim zahawi to continue in government. and that's there. and that's why no longer there. and that's why no longer there. and that's what i've. relates to that's what i've. it relates to things happened. well things that happened. well before minister. before i was prime minister. it's i change it's unfortunate. i can't change what past . the what happened in the past. the government announced a £1 billion emergency care plan for england today as the nhs continues to face severe pressures , rishi sunak is pressures, rishi sunak is promising 800 new ambulances, 5000 more hospital beds as well , expanding urgent care to homes over the next two years. experts warn there should be a bigger focus on staff shortage and pay. but the prime minister says his new plan will deliver the largest a

and nadhim zahawi has spent a very long time dodging this.k it speaks to rishi sunak's character and hisjudgment and his weakness. it shouldn't have taken this long for rishi sunak- to sack nadhim zahawi. i don't understand how he needed to be wait to be told by an ethics. adviser that nadhim zahawi had done something wrong. - on a day of letters, a final one. nadhim zahawi wrote to the prime minister expressing his pride at having been in government but making no mention whatsoever of any of the criticisms levelled at him. the focus now returns to the prime minister and questions about his judgment. chris mason, bbc news. i spoke with anneliese dodds, the chair of the labour party and the shadow secretary of state for women and equalities — who has written to the prime minister calling for "full transparency." i asked her whether she agreed this investigation needed to take place. i think most people looking at this from the outside would say a prime minister doesn't need an investigation if it is clear that one of his ministers has had to a

the british prime minister has sacked the chairman of his party, nadhim zahawi, following an investigation into his tax affairs. mr zahawi says he'll continue to support the prime minister from the backbenches, and criticised journalists for the way they reported his tax affairs. here's our political correspondent david wallace—lockhart he arrived in the uk as a young refugee before becoming a successful businessman. he served as the vaccines minister, rising to become chancellor, this morning he was chairman of the conservative party but his ministerial career now lies in tatters. he had faced questions for some time about his previous tax affairs and the fact he paid a penalty to hmrc while he was in charge of the treasury. he insisted he acted appropriately throughout. the prime minister had asked his ethics adviser to investigate. sir laurie magnus reported back this morning. his findings were highly critical. in a letter to rishi sunak he said from april 2021 nadhim zahawi should have understood that he was under investigation by hmrc. he went on to say that nadhim zahawi failed to di

uk conservative party chairman nadhim zahawi says an error in his tax affairs was accepted by authoritiess having been careless and not deliberate. president zelensky says he'll keep asking western allies to send modern tanks to ukraine, after a meeting of more than 50 countries ended without agreement. translation: we will still have to fight - for the supply of modern tanks. but every day we make it more obvious, there is no alternative to making the decision on tanks. turkey cancels a visit to ankara by the swedish defence minister after authorities in sweden gave permission for a protest by a far—right politician. and britain's andy murray is out of the australian open. he lost to spain's roberto bautista agut in four sets in what could be his last time at the tournament. the uk conservative party chairman, nadhim zahawi, has responded to reports that he had to pay a penalty as part of a multi—million—pound tax settlement. in a statement, the former chancellor said the tax office had disagreed about the exact allocation of shares his father had in the polling company yougov which mr z

uk conservative party chairman nadhim zahawi says an error in his tax affairs was accepted by aurthorities as having been careless and not deliberate. president zelensky says he'll keep asking western allies to send modern tanks to ukraine, after a meeting of more than 50 countries ended without agreement. translation: we will still have to fight - for the supply of modern tanks. but every day we make it more obvious, there is no alternative to making the decision on tanks. the uk conservative party chairman, nadhim zahawi, has responded to reports that he had to pay a penalty as part of a multi—million—pound tax settlement. in a statement, the former chancellor said the tax office had disagreed about the exact allocation of shares his father had in the polling company yougov, which mr zahawi founded. he said hmrc, which is the uk's tax authority, had concluded it was a careless and not deliberate error, and that he had paid what was due. labour had earlier called for mr zahawi to resign over the matter. our political correspondent, jonathan blake, has more on today's statement. for almost

but the spotlight notjust on nadhim zahawi, also on the prime minister as well.as accused the prime minister of failing to deliver the integrity and professionalism he promised, after he was fined for not wearing a seat—belt. sir chris bryant, who chairs the commons standards committtee, said rishi sunak had shown a "pattern of misjudgement". lancashire police issued a fixed penalty notice after mr sunak posted a video shot in the back—seat of a car. let's turn to ukraine. president zelensky and the first lady have been taking part in a memorial in kyiv for interior minister denys monastyrsky and 13 other people killed following a helicopter crash. the accident happened earlier this week in a suburb of kyiv and set a kindergarten on fire. meanwhile, president zelensky says he'll keep asking western allies to send modern tanks to ukraine, after a meeting of allied nations in germany ended without an agreement to provide them. protests have taken place in berlin to demand the approval of german—made tanks to be sent to kyiv. aruna iyengar has this report. this is w

the government now hopes to be a conclusion with the ceremony near sacking of former tory party nadhim zahawiyesterday morning . the zahawi yesterday morning. the prime minister continues to questions, however, about his judgement and about his commitment to those three famous promises made on the steps of downing street's integrity , downing street's integrity, professionalism and a accountability at every level of government . sunak has sacked government. sunak has sacked zahawi within 2 hours of receiving salaries . an receiving salaries. an independent report . unusually independent report. unusually early on a sunday morning that found zahawi had breached the ministerial code multiple times in relation to his taxes. ministerial code multiple times in relation to his taxes . seven in relation to his taxes. seven times, to be precise . now the times, to be precise. now the magnus report details zahawi pled ignorance of the hmrc probe which began in april 2021. despite the fact that he and his advisers attended a meeting with hmrc in june of that year. then in july 2022, when concerns the t

of course, — fully cooperate that investigation. of course, nadhim zahawi is not the of course, nadhimanship of the _ afternoon. i've always felt that the chairmanship of the bbc _ afternoon. i've always felt that the chairmanship of the bbc and - afternoon. i've always felt that the l chairmanship of the bbc and director general— chairmanship of the bbc and director general ship of the bbc should be incompletely political neutral hands, — incompletely political neutral hands, it should not be handed out as a bauble — hands, it should not be handed out as a bauble to any political party. i as a bauble to any political party. i hate _ as a bauble to any political party. i hate it _ as a bauble to any political party. i hate it and other countries like spain. _ i hate it and other countries like spain. a — i hate it and other countries like spain, a country i know best elsewhere, where the moment to become _ elsewhere, where the moment to become the government, your point of the new— become the government, your point of the new head of the spanish broadcasting organisation. ijust broadca

his cabinet. :, ., dismiss nadhim zahawi from his cabinet. :, ,, , :, dismiss nadhim zahawi from his i ukraine, appealing to western nations in germany sing his country needs tanks in order to deal with russia's invasion. we had a news conference out of germany in the last hour or two. various pieces of military hardware have been promised but not tanks, only the british doesn't challenge tanks and not some of the other tanks that flood zelinski is been requesting. he is in ukraine and very good to have you with us tonight and with quite a lengthy list and military equipment and so on that will be going to ukraine but it is not the tanks that zelinski has been talking about. just explain why they are, in ukrainian nights, so vital. ltp just explain why they are, in ukrainian nights, so vital. up until now, ukrainian nights, so vital. up until now. ukraine _ ukrainian nights, so vital. up until now, ukraine is _ ukrainian nights, so vital. up until now, ukraine is at _ ukrainian nights, so vital. up until now, ukraine is at two _ ukrainian nights, so vital. up until now, ukraine is at

the british prime minister, rishi sunak, has sacked the chairman of his conservative party, nadhim zahawi. mr sunak said in a letter to mr zahawi that it was clear that there had been a serious breach of the ministerial code, in the last hour, scotland's prison service has announced an "urgent review" of all transgender cases in its prisons. it says it will pause the movement of all transgender inmates until the review is completed. a bus has crashed into a ravine in pakistan, killing at least forty of the forty—eight people aboard. in a separate incident, at least ten children died in a boat accident in tanda dam lake in the north—west of the country. tributes have been paid to the influential american singer and guitarist, tom verlaine, who's died at the age of 73. he founded the legendary art—rock band, television, famous for their seminal debut album — marquee moon. you're watching bbc news... now its time for the media show. hello. with the conservative chairman nadhim zahawi's tax affairs dominating the headlines, we will be talking to two of the people behind the story. and later i

0pposition parties say the conservative party chair, nadhim zahawi, should be sacked now rather than result of an investigation. the government's ethics adviser is looking into mr zahawi's financial affairs after it emerged he had to pay a penalty to the taxman while he was chancellor. he says he acted properly. jonathan portes is a professor of economics at kings college london, and former chief economist at the cabinet office. he said mr zahawi's behaviour over his tax affairs had been inappropriate. as far as as faras hmrc as far as hmrc are concerned, that's the end of the matter and that's up fine. know that changes the fact that this investigation and settlement took place while he was chancellor of the exchequer in charge of hmrc —— none of that changes the fact. and that, as i said, he clearly did not tell the full truth, or possibly directly lied about it at the time and threatened people who made perfectly reasonable, and as it turns out correct allegations about his conduct with libel lawyers at the time. none of that is remotely acceptable behaviour by a politician. the fa

first, if you were watching prime minister's questions on wednesday, there was more pressure on nadhim zahawirmer chancellor and current chairman of the conservative party over his tax affairs. last friday the guardian broke the story that mr zahawi has paid a penalty imposed by hmrc as part of an estimated the £5 million tax bill, something the prime minister said on wednesday he didn't know at the time when he made nadhim zahawi tory chairman. this story has come out into the open thanks to the work ofjournalists and tax investigators, and two of them are with us today. and isaac, the city editor of the guardian, wrote the story last week about the penalty, and dan neidle is a former city tax lawyer who now has his own consultancy tax policy associates. welcome to both of you. dan, you are not a journalist but you have been blogging and publishing stories about nadhim zahawi since last summer. take us back to where you started following the story. i retired to set up a micro think—tank, tax policy associates, and people were asking me to look at this politician, that politician, they though

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uk conservative party chairman nadhim zahawi says an error in his tax affairs was accepted by authorities as having been "careless and not deliberate". thousands of israelis take to the streets against benjamin netanyahu's right wing coalition in what could be the biggest anti—government protests in a decade. president zelensky says he'll keep asking western allies to send modern tanks to ukraine, after a meeting of more than 50 countries ended without agreement. translation: we will still have to fight - for the supply of modern tanks. but every day we make it more obvious — there is no alternative to making the decision on tanks. and protests take place at one of the uk's biggest national parks — in the form of a mass camp out. the chair of the conservative party nadim zahawi has confirmed that he made a payment to the tax office to settle a disagreement about his tax affairs. mr zahawi said hmrc accepted that an error concerning shares he gave to his father for help in setting up the polling company yougov in 2000 — had been careless and not deliberate. it comes after newspaper reports

_ was no longer appropriate for nadhim zahawi to _ was no longer appropriate for nadhim zahawiew about the situation and i appointed somebody independent, got the advice, and acted _ independent, got the advice, and acted pretty decisively to move on, because _ acted pretty decisively to move on, because i_ acted pretty decisively to move on, because i think that is what all of you deserve from me and from government. it you deserve from me and from government-— you deserve from me and from government. you deserve from me and from covernment. , ., ., government. it is worth pointing out that, although _ government. it is worth pointing out that, although rishi _ government. it is worth pointing out that, although rishi sunak- government. it is worth pointing out that, although rishi sunak said - government. it is worth pointing out that, although rishi sunak said this | that, although rishi sunak said this happened before he was prime minister, some of the questions that had been asked had been about his decision to appoint various ministers to his cabinet, and with nadhim zaha

nadhim zahawi is out. he�*s not wanting to talk to us just yet, though.ere are questions too, though, for rishi sunak and hisjudgement in hiring mrzahawi, and then keeping him for so long. and that�*s because critics point out nadhim zahawi had admitted paying a penalty to the tax authority. and we knew the prime minister hadn�*t known about it until then. so wasn�*t that a sackable offence on its own? it�*s about morals and ethics and who is suitable to be in our cabinet. and the fact that rishi sunak allowed this to drag on for so long is simply because he�*s trying to manage all the factions in his party. and, once again, we have the conservative party putting party interests ahead of the interests of the country. having shown nadhim zahawi the door, the prime minister will hope this attention snatcher of a row at westminster is finally fizzling out. chris mason, bbc news. the thing is, plenty of conservative mps are pretty cheesed off about all of this. in the words of one senior figure i spoke to today, if you know on day one how something is going t

for sacking of nadhim zahawi. for breaching ministerial code , breaching the ministerial code, the pm made his decision within an hour of receiving a report into the former party chairman's tax affairs. the government will announce plans to support struggling emergency care services in the nhs today. the billion pound proposal would be used to fund thousands of new hospital beds and 800 new ambulances . boris johnson has ambulances. boris johnson has claim vladimir putin threatened to kill him with a missile strike during a phone call in the run up to the invasion of ukraine. according to the former pm, putin said it would only take a minute. pm, putin said it would only take a minute . and if you're take a minute. and if you're planning a holiday this year, wait until you hear this. the most welcoming place in the world is being revealed by a new survey, and it might just surprise you. we'll tell you where it is and get in touch to give us your suggestions . so to give us your suggestions. so to our top story, th

nadhim zahawi settling the tax bill?don't know the exact details but in july, needles says he became aware of a document that we have also seen at the bbc that is perhaps relevant. he claims he discovered nadhim zahawi receive 99,000 pounds from the company. that is why this story is about tax but so about if nadhim zahawi has been transparent. if we go back to that 5 million pounds penalty, the penalty and the tax, we are like -- unlikely to ever know what happened. nadhim zahawi says the authorities investigated and said he made a careless but not deliberate error. but there is nuance in those words. >> i it was deliberate, this uld make this criminal tax evasion. careless has a specific meaning. careless means that you were not just booked. you are about to get your tax wrong. as long as we instruct a proper advisor, we give that advisor the right information, we follow that advisor's advice, and we checked the file tax returns. as las we do that, even if it was completely wrong, even if our advisors were idiots, we w

this is nadhim zahawi, who is the - is nadhim zahawi, who is the chairman of the conservative party and, he gets to attend cabinet. there have been some questions around nadhim zahawi, he used to be chancellor while boris johnson with minister, some questions about his tax affairs. before he entered on a six, he was a successful businessman and one of his ventures was co—founding the pollen company hugo. the questions are around whether he tried to avoid paying tax by using an offshore company to hold shares in that company. the sun reported on sunday that nadhim zahawi had agreed to make a seven figure sum payment to the tax authorities to settle a dispute. there have been more reports coming in today in the guardian, saying that part of that included paying a penalty, taking the total tax bill to almost £5 million, they report. we have not been able to verify these claims, but his spokesman has not denied reports of a tax settlement. he was asked about it today, the latest claims of a penalty, but he has so far not responded. previously, the bbc was told that his taxes are properly de

nadhim zahawi has afternoon.him zahawi has been sacked as tory party chairman as an ethics inquiry into the handling of his tax affairs. found a serious breach of the ministerial code. but does the hallway sacking seriously damage the tories credibility? and did rishi axe too late in sacking him then later on. a 175 year too late in sacking him then later on. a175 year old heritage listed with links to the royal family and author lewis carroll has destroyed in a fire. i'll be joined by the reverend david ackerman to discuss what's next for the local community and a book published after his death . pope published after his death. pope benedict xvi warned of the intolerance of the west. the associate editor of the catholic herald , simon caldwell, joins me herald, simon caldwell, joins me to talk the book. and of you can join in any of our discussions by emailing gb views at gbnews.uk or by tweeting at gb news dazzle . news dazzle. we often hear that the united kingdom is a christian country. i think that's true. b

nadhim zahawi arrived in the uk as a child, unable to speak english. multimillionaire and rose to be chancellor of the exchequer. just on top of the steps please, joshua. but tonight his political career and reputation is in tatters. in a 2,000—word letter to the prime minister, the government's ethics adviser is devastating in his criticism of mr zahawi. sir laurie magnus says... the chairman of the conservative party... minutes after the prime minister had sacked his party chairman for what he called a serious breach of the ministerial code, the questions began. for a start, why hadn't he got rid of him days ago? as a general rule, i think it is important when allegations are raised that they're investigated promptly. but also we shouldn't rush to judgement before there's been that investigation. the prime minister's ethics adviser highlights seven occasions when nadhim zahawi breached the ministerial code, albeit some for the same mistake — a failure to declare the tax authority were investigating him while he was covid vaccine minister, making the

nadhim zahawi is the chairman of the conservative party and sits around the cabinet table.or a few months in the final days of boris johnson's government. he's now facing questions about his tax affairs. before politics he co—founded the polling company yougov. questions have been asked about whether he tried to avoid paying tax by using an offshore company to hold shares in the firm. but the conservative party chairman has denied benefiting from or having any involvement with the offshore company. it's previously been reported that he agreed to make a payment to the taxman to settle a dispute. yesterday, the guardian reported this included a 30% penalty as part of a bill thought to amount to around £5 million. the bbc has not been able to verify these claims. a spokesman has previously said mr zahawi's taxes are properly declared and paid in the uk. labour say he has to step down from government. so, these are very serious allegations, and it is untenable for him to continue in hisjob if he has misled the public on millions of tax which is importantly which goes important

the british prime minister, rishi sunak, has sacked the chairman of his conservative party, nadhim zahawihis dismissal comes after an independent investigation of mr zahawi's tax affairs. these have been the subject of growing controversy since it emerged that he had to pay a penalty to the tax authorities. the prime minister said the investigation made clear "that there has been a serious breach of the ministerial code". mr sunak received the report from sir laurie magnus, the independent adviser on ministers' interests. sir laurie told the prime minister that certain "omissions" by mr zahawi fell short of the standards that ministers are expected to abide by. he concluded... well, mr zahawi has responded to his sacking. in a letter to the prime minister, he writes... he then went on to criticise press coverage of his position, saying... and finally, he assures the prime minister of his "support from the backbenches in the coming years". this is what voters in zahawi's constituency of stratford—upon—avon think. well, it's absolutely right. the independent adviser has said he hasn't been

cabinet ministers, nadhim zahawi among them, had an afternoon out in the countryside today. ve, chequers, the prime minister's retreat in buckinghamshire. mr zahawi, seen here at the weekend, has now written to the tax authority authorising them to share his tax details with the prime minister's ethics adviser, who's investigating. the conservative party chairman has acknowledged he got a penalty and said what he did was careless, but not deliberate. helpfully, the country's top tax man was on hand this morning to explain, rather spitefully, what that means. —— rather spy kelly, what that means. —— ratherspikily. there are no penalties for innocent errors in your tax affairs, so if you take reasonable care but nevertheless make a mistake, whilst you will be liable for the tax and for interest if it's paid late, you would not be liable for a penalty. but if your error was as a result of carelessness, then legislation says that a penalty could apply in those circumstances. back in buckinghamshire, ministers gathered to discuss the conservatives' political prospects, which look