there is no risk to supply. a significant part of our gas supplies comes domestically. the imported gas, primarily, comes from countries like norway. so we are securing that. but of course when it comes to prices there will be concern as well. we have the energy price gap, the discount, to protect people at this particular time. there will be further discussions tomorrow between the business secretary, energy companies and the regulator ofgem, which says it is working to ensure consumers continue to be protected. katy austin, bbc news. the liberal democrat leader sir ed davey has said his party can win seats from the conservatives in areas where traditional tory voters have been taken for granted. at his party conference he s attacked the government s handling of coronavirus, trade, and climate change. he s also proposed a system of catch up vouchers for parents to spend on helping children recover learning
but that is to some extent potentially. you re making some progress and you ll be delighted, but from an extraordinarily low base. you re still at seven points in the national polls. the conservatives are up there around a0. isn t there a danger of hubris, as there was with you during the brexit referendum? no, we won this seat even when the tories were high in the opinion polls, and i think they will go down. i think borisjohnson isn t as loved as he would like to think. he may have a vaccination bounce, but on the doorsteps in chesham and amersham, there were lots of traditional conservatives telling us they don t like borisjohnson, they don t think he s a sort of traditional, decent tory prime minister. and i ve had conservative voters on the doorstep saying they won t vote conservative while borisjohnson is the leader. you ve talked a bit about borisjohnson, but isn t this also perhaps about brexit? this was a remain seat, you seem to be doing quite well in those other southern sea
do you know what happens when a really powerful, - strong orange force goes against a blue wall? - let me show you. cheering. polls suggest just 7% of voters back his party, but sir ed davey insists this isn t a one off, and lib dems could knock down other conservative strongholds in southern england. i think there is a shock wave through british politics. this wasn t just another liberal democrat by election victory, it was one of our best ever, and on the swing that we achieved, dozens of conservative seats would fall to the liberal democrats in the next election. so the lib dems we know are good spectacular by election wins, and they will see this as a sign that they are the main challengers to the tories in many southern seats, not labour. and there are conservative mps concerned that there has been too much emphasis on the north of england, and this is what happens when tory voters feel ignored. many here are furious about hs2, the high speed rail link being carved through the chi
government will listen. how are you feeling, mr davey? very happy. and a rare chance for the lib dem leader to make the headlines. do you know what happens when a really powerful, strong orange force goes against a blue wall? let me show you. cheering. polls suggest just 7% of voters back his party, but sir ed davey insists this isn t a one off, and lib dems could knock down other conservative strongholds in southern england. i think there is a shock wave through british politics. this wasn tjust another liberal democrat by election victory, it was one of our best ever, and on the swing that we achieved, dozens of conservative seats would fall to the liberal democrats in the next election. so the lib dems we know are good spectacular by election wins, and they will see this as a sign that they are the main challengers to the tories in many southern seats, not labour. and there are conservative mps concerned that there has been too much emphasis on the north
scotland have made four changes, kieran tierney making it back into defence, and billy gilmour starts in midfield. iwill defence, and billy gilmour starts in midfield. i will leave you with the words of scotland boss steve clarke. he said these players are used to playing in big matches, and they don t come much bigger. they certainly don t! natalie pirks, thank you. the liberal democrat leader sir ed davey has said the party s historic win in the chesham and amersham by election will send a shock wave through british politics. the seat had been a conservative stronghold since its creation in 1974, but the lib dem candidate managed to overturn an 16,000 majority and win by more than 8,000 votes. the conservatives said the result was disappointing and they d now analyse what went wrong. our deputy political editor vicki young reports. finally, the liberal democrats have something to cheer about. victory in a leafy buckinghamshire seat the conservatives would never have dreams of losing.