good afternoon and welcome to bbc news speaking following that cabinet meeting. you might know there s been a cabinet away day at checkers, the prime minister and cabinet ministers meeting ostensibly to discuss policy and all of that coming in on the backdrop of serious questions being asked relations to a number of ministers, including the chancellor. let us hear minister had to sit in the the last few minutes in this interview recorded after that cabinet meeting there at checkers. i d set up the priorities flare i d set up the priorities five priorities i d set up the priorities five priorities to i d set up the priorities five priorities to have i d set up the priorities fez priorities to have inflation, grow the economy, reduce debt cut waiting list and stop the boats. we are going to deliver on those because we do that, we will have immediate relief for families do that, we will have immediate relief forfamilies and do that, we will have immediate relief for fam
many questions still because of allegations against, nadhim zahawi. nadhim za hawi. let s a little earlier, our correspondent damian grammaticas gave me this update. the prime minister kept reiterating his five points might you make of that crucial i think that indicates his difficulty right now. he is trying to go back to those five points you but that s not what he was being asked about a lovely constraint is shipped with the question because it is uncomfortable for him. ~ ., , question because it is uncomfortable forhim. . , ., ., for him. what is uncomfortable for him is this spotlight for him. what is uncomfortable for him is this spotlight that for him. what is uncomfortable for him is this spotlight that is - for him. what is uncomfortable for him is this spotlight that is there l him is this spotlight that is there on the tax affairs of the man he made the chairman of the conservative party, nadhim zahawi. now, we notice an allegation and we know that nadhim zahawi has said
to say to mps today that he could not comment on an individual case when it came to someone who had to pay a penalty who said that there are no penalties for innocent errors in your tax affairs and when he was asked about this, he said what he did was careless but hmrc asked a careless error and is it different from negligence. he said they are different words i would reckon it s same behaviour and the work that theyjesus careless. seriously they jesus careless. seriously unclear, theyjesus careless. seriously unclear, but he says with this investigation and see what happens is the question still lingers and nadhim zahawi said he settled this because it was the right thing to do and that he did nothing wrong in this. ., ., , , ., this. and all of this is a distraction this. and all of this is a distraction from - this. and all of this is a distraction from the - this. and all of this is a | distraction from the five this. and all of this is a - distraction from the five points that
scenes, if you had members of the conservative party saying this is such a distraction that nadhim zahawi needs to step down or if this questioning is going to stop. it is the mood that you re picking up on? there certainly some discomfort at the fact that this is turned an issue that is persistent, and i stuck there for days and questions thoughts about whether or not there could ve been some more decisive action but equally, other mps are saying that there is a process, there is a possibility that rishi sunak, someone that resigned under borisjohnson, he brought something backin borisjohnson, he brought something back in and that is ripe with the prisons rule should be strengthened or given the chance of a stronger role but equally, a lot of us are concerned about what does this look like and worrisome at that. for now,
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 ministerial code and we should have integrity and politics we should do that in professional way but we have an independent person look at all the facts and that is a long established process and that is the process that i am following. the rocesses the process that i am following. the processes there is no room for innocent errors. involving millions of pounds, is that enough to sack him? ., ., ., , him? i m not going to pre udge the outcome of him? i m not going to pre udge the outcome of this i him? i