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 that he d paid a seven figure sum and been subject to a penalty. it s understood the dispute over mr zahawi s taxes was resolved while he was serving as chancellor of the exchequer. earlier labour had called on nadim zahawi to resign. here s our political correspondent helen catt. do you have anything - you want to say, mr zahawi? nadim zahawi was out and about this morning, although not to talk to the press. instead, it was a cabinet colleague who defended him to the cameras, against claims he tried to avoid tax. i don t know about nadhim s personal tax affairs, i wouldn t know them, they are personal and private
people aren t allowed to camp there without the permission of landowners. now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to a new series, conversation with rather than an interrogation of someone who shapes our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. my guest this week is the leader of britain s second largest trade union, sharon graham who replaced the rather better known len mccluskey. we are at a time with strikes on the health service, strikes on the railway, strengths and schools, strikes in the civil service. for years, there s been talks of a new winter of discontent must be honest, it has been largely that. talk. now, trade unions to have a mandate from members and have the backing of large sections of the public to have a fight over the standard of their members living. sharon graham, welcome to political thinking. because you ve been around a long time, your perspective of this, does it feel like the beginning of a new balance of
national parks. hello and welcome to bbc news. the chairman 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. earlier labour had called on nadim zahawi to resign. here s our political correspondent helen catt. do you have anything you want to say, mr zahawi? nadhim zahawi was out and about this morning, although not to talk to the press. instead, it was a cabinet colleague who defended him to the cameras, against claims he tried to avoid tax. i don t know about nadhim s personal tax affairs, i wouldn t know them, they are personal and private to him. but he has been very clear that he has paid all his tax due in the uk, that his tax accounts are up to date and he has engaged with hmrc. so that is the posit
called the report rubbish. the bbc chairman said there was not a conflict . turkey has defended the burning of the koran in front of the turkish embassy. now on bbc news, the travel show. coming up on this week s show. during the pandemic many of us realised just how intense was our passion for travel. the ukrainian artwork that has now found a safe home on display at a gallery in madrid. and who discovered the equator? hello and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from behind the scenes at our home here at the bbc in london. it is here where we plan the shows and edit the films from all over the world, finding stories, juggling logistics and, just like everybody else, trying to find the biggest bang for our buck when it comes to travelling abroad. over the past decade here at the travel show hq it has been ourjob to create new content for you every week on a fairly modest budget. so no wonder we picked up a tip or two along the way about how to get the most
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