of monkeypox are rising in the uk on a daily basis but the illness is usually mild. and it s kick off for the last round of premier league games. manchester city play aston villa, liverpool play wolves. good afternoon. the education secretary nadhim zahawi says he doesn t believe boris johnson s meeting with the senior civil servant preparing to publish the partygate report this week will have had any influence on what s in it. there is still confusion as to who called the meeting between the prime minister and sue gray said to have taken place last month. she s given civil servants she wants to name in her report until 5pm today to respond if they object. our political correspondent jonathan blake has the latest. borisjohnson, the prime minister whose political fate could rest on the findings of a report by the senior civil servant sue gray. weeks ago, the two held a meeting who called it, what was discussed depends on who you ask. one cabinet minister says the row doe
territory, in an apparent hardening of its position. more than 300 scotrail services have been cancelled for the third sunday in a row it comes on the eve of major timetable cuts across the country. manchester city win the premier league title byjust one point. we will have all the latest in sportsday, coming up at 6:30pm. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the full report into gatherings in and around downing street while covid restrictions were in place is expected in the next few days with the senior civil servant sue gray set to publish herfindings. there was deadline earlier this afternoon for anyone due to be named in her report to lodge any objections and questions have been raised over the nature of a meeting she had with borisjohnson about the report a few weeks ago. ministers say she has full control over the details she releases. here s our political correspondentjonathan blake. borisjohnson, the prime minister whose political fate could rest on the findin
now in fuel poverty. michael lewis told the bbc s sunday morning programme, recent price increases had led to i million of the firms accounts being in arrears. we expect that number to increase by about 50% in october when the price rises again. it is a very, very significant impact and that is why we have called upon the government to take more action. we do need more intervention in october and it has to be very substantial. our business reporter, simon browning, has more on the significance of what the e.on boss had to say. the words that rung out time and time again significant, intervention, government, help and poverty. these are these are big comments coming from the boss of e.0n, michael lewis. he said the word intervention four
now, not all of that turns into bad debt, some people arejust late payers. but we expect that number to increase by about 50% in october when the price rises again. it is a very, very significant impact and that is why we have called upon the government to take more action. we do need more intervention in october and it has to be very substantial. our business reporter, simon browning, has more on the significance of what the e.on boss had to say. the of what the e.on boss had to say. words that wrun again, the words that wrung out time and again, significant, intervention, government help and poverty. big comments coming from the boss of e.on, michael lewis. he said the word intervention four times, calling on the government to help his customers. 20% are facing fuel poverty. the expectation is it could rise to 40% in october when the price cap increases again, potentially up to £3000. these are significant comments and there was