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
he founded the legendary art rock band, television, famous for their seminal debut album marquee moon. mike scott of the waterboys said he was the best rock and roll guitarist of all time. joining us now is musician and bbc 6 music dj tom robinson, who will be doing a two hour tribute show on tom verlaine on his show from 6pm this evening. you have had to change tack quickly. why is it so important for you to pay tribute to him? it’s why is it so important for you to pay tribute to him? why is it so important for you to pay tribute to him? it s not so much of his own personal pay tribute to him? it s not so much of his own personal fame, pay tribute to him? it s not so much of his own personal fame, but - of his own personalfame, but his influence. he was a key part of the new york underground with the band television and the cbgb club where bands like the talking heads and blondie came through, so everybody who has been influenced by his band and his sound and approach. 50 and