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 zahawi founded. he said the uk s tax authority, hmrc, 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 a week, nadhim zahawi has been under pressure to give more detail about his tax affairs. there is one central question at the heart of this scrutiny and that is whether he used an offshore entity to hold shares
Home despite record complaints and waiting times. As the former head of ofsted has said, its increasingly difficult to have the hard conversations in the workplace that are needed, but thats what hmrc must have. Plus its been a difficult day for the royal mail, as it has announced a reduced service for second class post. This comes amidst news revelations about amidst gb news revelations about counterfeit stamps. State of the nafion counterfeit stamps. State of the nation starts now. Ill also be joined by an ebullient panel this evening, former home Office Special adviser Claire Pearsall and the political commentator kai willsher. As always, as you know, i want to hear from you. Its a crucial part of the programme. Email me at gb news. But now its time for the news of the day with sophia wenzler. Jacob thank you. Im sophia wenzler your top story this houn wenzler your top story this hour. A new poll suggests labour could sweep to victory with more than 400 seats at the next election ,
Do for ordinary brits . All that do for ordinary brits . All that to come. But before a packed show tonight, its your news with sophia wenzler. Thanks, tom. Good evening. Im sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. A new poll suggests labour could sweep to victory with more than 400 seats at the next election, leaving the tories with just 155. Yougov is predicting a landslide for sir keir starmer, with the conservatives projected to win even less seats than a previous poll conducted in january. And poll conducted in january. And another change of leader may be off the cards, with other mps including penny mordaunt, Iain Duncan Smith and Jacob Rees Mogg all trailing their labour challengers. Shadow foreign challengers. Shadow foreign secretary david lammy says the government should suspend arms sales to israel if its clear that International Law has been breached. Its after british aid workers john chapman, James Henderson and james kirby were killed when their convoy was hit by an israeli ai
Britain. This inspirational young girl who set up a cod charity for hospitalised children following her own Life Experiences and battle with illnesses as. Battle with illnesses as. Well, as you know, this show is nothing without use. We would love to hear what you think on any of the stories that we are talking about today. Gbnews. Com yoursay say please do get in touch now folks, before we do anything. We do anything. Cameron walker has all your News Headlines. News headlines. Thanks, darren. Good morning. Its 10 00. Im Cameron Walker its10 oo. Im Cameron Walker here in the gb newsroom. Michael gove says its time for a new generation to lead after he became the latest high profile conservative mp to step down. In a letter to his local Party Chairman, he said hed made mistakes in his political career, but hed always tried to be a voice for those who had been overlooked and undervalued. Been overlooked and undervalued. Mr gove has had a varied career at the front line of politics, from
Morning, 17 year old luke littler hits a nine dart finish as he wins the premier league of dans as he wins the premier league of darts final at the o2 as he wins the premier league of darts final at the 02 west hams. Lucas paqueta is charged by the fa for allegedly getting booked deliberately and affecting the betting market. You know what that means and where is the olympic flame today . I hear you ask. Ask. Where is he . Where is he . Good morning. Its a bit of a cooler day for most of us today, but how are things shaping up for the Bank Holiday Weekend . Find out all the details with me a little later on. Where is the olympic flame today . Well , its today . Well, its funny you should ask that because ill tell you very shortly. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Well, that worked well. Well, that worked well. Well, that worked well. Rehearsals are full. We should have done one. Im Stephen Dixon. Good morning, good morning, im ellie costello, and this is breakfast on gb news.