the british prime minister has sacked the chairman of his party, nadhim zahawi, following an investigation into his tax affairs. mr zahawi says he ll continue to support the prime minister from the backbenches, and criticised journalists for the way they reported his tax affairs. here s our political correspondent david wallace lockhart he arrived in the uk as a young refugee before becoming a successful businessman. he served as the vaccines minister, rising to become chancellor, this morning he was chairman of the conservative party but his ministerial career now lies in tatters. he had faced questions for some time about his previous tax affairs and the fact he paid a penalty to hmrc while he was in charge of the treasury. he insisted he acted appropriately throughout. the prime minister had asked his ethics adviser to investigate. sir laurie magnus reported back this morning. his findings were highly critical. in a letter to rishi sunak he said from april 2021 nadhim zaha
welcome back to bbc news. we bring you some breaking news that s come in the last few minutes. the confederation of british industries has in the last few minutes announce its suspending all policy injune. this comes after dozens of firms paused or even cancelled their membership. a number of huge names have ditched the cbi and moved on. this includes bmw, john lewis, avi, mastercard, virgin media, lloyd s of london, schroders. these have either paused or cancelled their membership completely. the business lobbying group has been at the centre of all what only could be described as varying degrees. there really has taken a toll on the organisations. we ve seen its share resigning, stepping down. a new chair is do to take over, but we have had a lot of companies who rely on the cbi to not only lobby for them, but also to give best practice for businesses, to advise businesses on what is best practice. we ve seen one of those companies who are really the bread and butter of the
the u.s. coast. house republicans voting to hold attorney general merrick garland in contempt of congress, but will it go any further than that? and remembering the nba legend whose silhouette became the league s logo. lebron and jordan paying tribute tonight to the great jerry west. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome. we are watching an extraordinary weather story unfold in south florida tonight. the rain just not stopping. for a second day, a slow-motion system triggering intense downpours and flash flooding. tonight, flash flood warnings and emergencies are posted into the evening. many streets are impassable. cars have been left stranded. adding insult to injury, the risk of lightning and severe wind gusts. rain totals in the last two days across southern florida exceeding a foot in some places with no relief expected before saturday. downpours just this afternoon falling at an estimated rate of four to six inches per