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. bu
his visit to palestine. and his response to criticism about the way that he has handled this derailment. plus, a member of ukrainian parliament joins us to talk about a year of war that is devastating her country. we will ask her about president biden s surprise trip to kyiv and what ukraine needs to defeat russia. i am simone sanders johnson, and i have something to say. fear, worry, and anxiety. that is what east palestine residents have been feeling since the norfolk southern chain went on the tracks, causing one of the most environmental disasters that we have seen an a while. right now we are waiting for a briefing from federal state and local leaders and east palestine and it is set to begin any moment. we will bring you any updates we learn from it as they have been. today, residents in east palestine, some of their concerns about the long term safety of the air they are breathing might be valid. daughters right, researchers at texas a&m took a closer look at epa
it remains free. it remains independent. putin s first objective was to erase ukraine from the map, erase its identity. that has failed and will never succeed. secretary of state antony blinken weighing in one year since russia invaded ukraine. remarkable to see what they were doing a year ago, where they are now, what their assessment is and what s next. good morning. undaunted and undefeated ukraine still standing a year after russia invaded. ukrainian president zelenskyy is making a bold vow this morning telling his forces that 2023 will be, quote, the year of victory. the big boost, ukrainian troops are getting on the battlefield. also this hour kaitlin s sitdown with defense secretary lloyd austin. will china supply russia with weapons? how worried is the u.s.? here is a question for you. how did you sleep last night and the night before? the answer to those questions could provide a clue to your heart health. it s serious questions there. sanjay gupta will explain
you burned me. with people in east palestine, ohio, angry and afraid after the toxic train derailment, donald trump offers them trump brand water and cultural grievance. pete buttigieg called on the former president to reverse the safety regulations put in place by his administration. secretary buttigieg will join me in a moment. also, new evidence the right knew it was all a lie. as arizona s former attorney general buried a record refuting election fraud claims. and garrison hayes is here. you know him from his tiblth series, forgotten black history. tonight, he is bringing us some kick ass black history. we begin the reidout tonight with east palestine, ohio, where we heard directly from federal officials today about what caused the toxic train derailment there three weeks ago. the chair of the national transportation safety board did not hold back. but i can tell you this much. this was 100% preventable. we call things accidents. there is no accident. the ntsb
company s failure to contain its toxic fallout. but before we go to the ceo of norfolk southern, let s bring in the mayor of east palestine, trent conaway, who joins me now. mister mayor, thank you so much for joining me here. really appreciate it. we ve heard from the state government. we ve heard from the federal government. we re going to hear from norfolk southern this evening. what more do you need from all three of them that you re not currently getting? right now, i think we re currently getting everything we need, except answers. we need some answers as far as the health concerns. our residents safety is number one. and we need to get to the bottom of these health concerns. we re being told the water is safe. i believe that, our municipal water is safe. we re told our air is safe. i think it s safe. my family is here. they ve been here the whole time. but there s definitely concern from some residents. and i have concerns as well, because paramount is our citizens s