continuing to support refugees. weather wise, much colder this morning weather wise, much colder this morning a weather wise, much colder this morning. a bit more sunshine around. details morning. a bit more sunshine around. details on morning. a bit more sunshine around. details on that and the weekend forecast details on that and the weekend forecast coming up here on breakfast. it s friday, the 23rd of february. our main story. average household energy bills are expected to fall when the new ofgem price cap is announced this morning. the cap affects 29 million households in england, wales and scotland. campaigners say that, even with a drop in charges to consumers, many will still struggle to pay their bills. our cost of living correspondent, kevin peachey, reports. jackie s moved her armchairs into the kitchen, so she only needs to warm one room. it s one of many changes around her home to keep her energy use and bills down. i ve worked all my life, and a lot of
more now on our top story and the argument engulfing the conservatives after its former deputy chairman, lee anderson, was suspended from the parliamentary party. he d refused to apologise for saying the mayor of london, sadiq khan, was controlled by islamists. the deputy prime minister, oliver dowden, declined to call those comments islamophobic, but said he shared concerns they could be taken that way. he s been speaking to laura kuenssberg on her sunday morning programme. well, that s why the prime minister took action. he gave lee anderson the opportunity to apologise, he didn t take that opportunity. words matter. he didn t choose his words correctly and, having failed to apologise, the prime minister took action and removed the whip. i think that was the appropriate course of action to take. do you agree, though, that the remarks were islamophobic, anti muslim? i don t believe that lee anderson said those remarks she was concerned they would be interpreted, and for th
whole, it is a quieter story. write with some sunny spells around. the only exception is done in the far southwest and i will give you all the details on that and more coming up the details on that and more coming up shortly. good morning to you. it s sunday february 24. our main story: the former conservative deputy chairman, lee anderson, has admitted the prime minister had no option but to take action over comments he made about the mayor of london. mr anderson has been suspended from the party, but has not apologised for his claims about sadiq khan. our political correspondent iain watson has the latest. this man isn tjust the mp for ashfield in the east midlands, he has a second job as a gb news presenter, and that s where he made his controversial comments. i don t actually believe that these islamists have got control of our country, but what i do believe is they ve got control of khan and they ve got control of london. the remarks could raise tensions in london. the
following mr anderson s comments. the conservative party continuing to face pressure over those comments lee anderson made, that both opponents and senior figures within the party described as islamophobic. speaking to laura kuenssberg this morning, the deputy prime minister oliver dowden refused to say he thought the comments were islamophobic made by lee anderson or that they intended to be. let s listen. well, that s why the prime minister took action. he gave lee anderson the opportunity to apologise, he didn t take that opportunity. words matter. he didn t choose his words correctly and, having failed to apologise, the prime minister took action and removed the whip. i think that was the appropriate course of action to take. do you agree, though, that the remarks were | islamophobic, anti muslim? i don t believe that lee anderson said those remarks intending to be islamophobic. oliver dowden also said lee anderson would have kept hisjob if he had followed party orders to