into administration. hundreds of staff have been made redundant you re watching bbc news. now it s time for the media show. hello. with the conservative chairman nadhim zahawi s tax affairs dominating the headlines, we will be talking to two of the people behind the story. and later in the programme, netflix films have picked up programme, netflix films have picked up a load of oscar nominations. closer to home, the streamer has just bought its first welsh language tv drama. llinos griffin williams from sac is one of the people involved in the deal. congratulations, what is the show called and what it is about? it is called and what it is about? it is called and what it is about? it is called dal y called and what it is about? it is called daly mellt, called and what it is about? it is called dal y mellt, it called and what it is about? it 3 called dal y mellt, it has been produced by rocks pictures, it has got mark lewisjones in it and it is a cheeky heist, based on th
of a panic inside whitehall, i believe. of a panic inside whitehall, i believe, at this, and then we got a correction believe, at this, and then we got a correction from hmrc saying, sorry, that was correction from hmrc saying, sorry, that was a correction from hmrc saying, sorry, that was a mistake, our bad, actually that was a mistake, our bad, actually there are no ministers under actually there are no ministers under inquiry. which made. you hardly under inquiry. which made. you hardly have under inquiry. which made. you hardly have to be bernstein and woodward for your antennae to twin at that woodward for your antennae to twin at that. then there was that amazing story in at that. then there was that amazing story in the at that. then there was that amazing story in the independent claiming that nadhim zahawi had been under investigation at one point by hmrc, apparently they had found nothing, he denied apparently they had found nothing, he denied it, but i am f
public interestjournalism, and that has to be a huge consideration when we think about how long some of these stories take to come out, we really have to weigh up a lot when it comes to putting a story like this together, it is a tricky process and very intricate. brute this together, it is a tricky process and very intricate. we will talk a bit about process and very intricate. we will talk a bit about the process and very intricate. we will talk a bit about the experience - process and very intricate. we will| talk a bit about the experience you had, dan, with lawyers in this. i should say the hmrc have made very clear they consider in terms of nadhim zahawi s tax affairs that it was a careless and not a deliberate error, which is what he has maintained. but the same question to you, dan, from july to now, it is a difficult story to get over the line, what was going on in the meantime? line, what was going on in the meantime? ., ., , ., , ., meantime? so, i wrote that story and
isaac, mostjournalists presumably isaac, most journalists presumably don t isaac, mostjournalists presumably don t necessarily have the confidence to deal with legal letters, they are quite scary, i suppose, if you re working in a company, there will be a lawyer to advise you, but even so, there are fears about it, maybe it helped that dan was a lawyer himself, he could read them, in a way? ihla dan was a lawyer himself, he could read them, in a way? dan was a lawyer himself, he could read them, in a way? no question dan has made a read them, in a way? no question dan has made a really read them, in a way? no question dan has made a really valuable has made a really valuable contribution to illustrate some of the kinds of letters that members of the kinds of letters that members of the media might receive. i would pay huge tribute to the media lawyers i have both at the guardian and the independent who have to weigh things up independent who have to weigh things up sometimes a b
company, because his father, through this company, provided the start up capital~ company, provided the start up capital. and i look at that in a lot of detailed capital. and i look at that in a lot of detailed with forensic accountants helping me and decided that what accountants helping me and decided that what he said was not correct, and i that what he said was not correct, and i said that what he said was not correct, and i said so. and then he moved to another, and i said so. and then he moved to another, new and i said so. and then he moved to another, new explanation that his not mentioning start up capital, saying not mentioning start up capital, saying that his father had provided know-how saying that his father had provided know how in the start up of yougov, and two know how in the start up of yougov, and two journalists at the times, billy and and two journalists at the times, billy and george, changed that down and couldn t find support, worked at you