and iran says it has foiled an unsuccessful drone attack on a military facility in central isfahan province. here in the uk, allies of the prime minister rishi sunak have defended his decision to wait for the outcome of an inquiry before sacking the chairman of the conservative party nadim zahawi. the investigation judged the former chancellor had failed to be open about his finances in a serious breach of the ministerial code. opposition parties say mr zahawi should have been dismissed as chairman sooner, and that he should step aside as an mp. with all the days events, here s our political editor 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, the government s ethics adviser is devastating in his criticism of mr zahawi. sir laurie magnus says. minutes after the
hello and welcome. the president of the european commission ursula von der leyen will meet prime minister rishi sunak in london tomorrow. earlier we learned that an announcement of a new deal between the uk and eu on the post brexit trading arrangement for northern ireland is imminent. ione wells is here now. we have a statement between ursula von der leyen and rishi sunak where they are agreeing to continue their work and they are crucially meeting tomorrow. what does that tell us? that s right. essentially, this statement which was issued jointly by the european commission and number ten here in the uk says that the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen and the prime minister agreed to continue their work in person towards shared practical solutions for what they describe as a range of complex challenges around the protocol and ireland and northern ireland. they are going to meet in the uk tomorrow. this is very significant that ursula von der leyen wil
the family of a black man killed by police in the us city of memphis have welcomed the decision to disband the special crime unit to which the officers belonged. 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
another day of strikes more than 1,000 ambulance staff in wales walk out in a dispute over pay and conditions. meanwhile in england, nurses continue their strike action for a second day in a row. an aristocrat father pleads for his estranged daughter to turn herself into the police after going missing with her newborn baby and her convicted sex offender partner i beseach you to find a way to turn yourself and your wee one into the police as soon as possible so you and he or she can be protected. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. international leaders have paid tribute to new zealand s prime minister, jacinda ardern, who s made the suprise announcement that she ll step down early next month. she says she simply doesn t have enough left in the tank to fight this 0ctober s general election. her australian counterpart, anthony albanese, has described ms ardern as an inspiration to many, as a leader of intellect, strength, and empathy. arder
just tell me what i did to you. i just tell me what i did to you. liust just tell me what i did to you. liust don t just tell me what i did to you. ijust don t like you know more and we speak to colin farrell and brendan gleeson about their new film about the end of a friendship. the former british prime minister borisjohnson and the ex chancellor rishi sunak, have held face to face talks about the conservative leadership race, though neither has formally declared their intention to stand. penny mordaunt, the leader of the house of commons, was the first to formally declare, on friday. mr sunak has the public support of over a hundred conservative mps the threshold required for the leadership contest this time. some of mrjohnson s former cabinet colleagues have warned against his return to downing street, barely three months after a series of scandals forced him out. our political correspondent damian grammaticas has been following events. are you running for the leadersh