at the post office after the chairman of the organisation stood down yesterday. henry staunton left the role following the fall out from the horizon it scandal. but there s confusion over whether it was by mutual consent as reported by the government, or whether he was asked to leave, as the post office says. our political correspondent iain watson has the latest. it has been thrown out enough, that is it, i am free. it has been thrown out enough, that is it. i am free- is it, i am free. dismantled resisted is it, i am free. dismantled resisted his is it, i am free. dismantled resisted his 2006 - is it, i am free. dismantled| resisted his 2006 conviction is it, i am free. dismantled - resisted his 2006 conviction for embezzlement had been overturned, but many more former sub postmasters are waiting for their names to be cleared. the government is rushing registration through parliament to do so and now changing some of those at the top of the organisation. this weekend
the boss of british gas joins us to talk about that, and to answer your questions. jordan henderson cuts short his stay in saudi arabia. the england midfielder has arrived in amsterdam tojoin struggling dutch giants ajax afterjust 19 games in the middle east. cold today. could it change at the weekend? we are about to go from snow to storms. all the details in breakfast. the indian steel company, tata, will confirm plans today to cut up to 3,000 jobs in the uk. most are expected to be at britain s biggest steelworks in port talbot, at britain s biggest where two coal fired furnaces are set to be closed. unions called it a crushing blow and the worst case scenario. 0ur reporter, lucy vladev, has more. after years of questions about the future of steel making, the answers being provided for workers here are about as bad as they get. both blast furnaces in port talbot will close, as part of major changes to the way tata produces steel. jobs will go across the uk, but south w
To political supporters and former aides include three life peerages, one for ex vote leave chief matthew elliott, another for businessmen and conservative donor john moynihan, and thirdly, ruth porter, a long term adviser. There were also damehoods for the writer and maths education campaigner Shirley Conran and the former conservative Ministerjackie Doyle price. Another ex conservative minister Alec Shelbrooke gets a knighthood. Critics have expressed dismay at the list. Remember, liz truss was prime Ministerfor Ao odd days. She and her conservative colleagues pushed the economy off a cliff. Families across the country are paying more on their mortgage, more in tax, more on their credit cards, as a consequence of decisions taken by liz truss. And these are rewards for failure. Speaking to bbc radio 4s today programme, a former minister who served in liz truss s cabinet defended her right to put people forward. Liz truss took on the most senior politicaljob in the country, of being pr
to political supporters and former aides include three life peerages, one for ex vote leave chief matthew elliott, another for businessmen and conservative donor john moynihan, and thirdly, ruth porter, a long term adviser. there were also damehoods for the writer and maths education campaigner shirley conran and the former conservative ministerjackie doyle price. another ex conservative minister alec shelbrooke gets a knighthood. critics have expressed dismay at the list. remember, liz truss was prime ministerfor ao odd days. she and her conservative colleagues pushed the economy off a cliff. families across the country are paying more on their mortgage, more in tax, more on their credit cards, as a consequence of decisions taken by liz truss. and these are rewards for failure. speaking to bbc radio 4 s today programme, a former minister who served in liz truss s cabinet defended her right to put people forward. liz truss took on the most senior politicaljob in the country,