obviously values loyalty and close allies over anything else at the moment because she wants people she can trust to get her through the difficult days ahead. if she doesn t get through these days, she might never recover. the get through these days, she might never recover. never recover. the first test is appointing never recover. the first test is appointing the never recover. the first test is appointing the cabinet - never recover. the first test is appointing the cabinet and - never recover. the first test is | appointing the cabinet and she never recover. the first test is - appointing the cabinet and she will be pleased that so far there are no missteps and problems. be pleased that so far there are no missteps and problems. that s right but we might missteps and problems. that s right but we might see missteps and problems. that s right but we might see some missteps and problems. that s right but we might see some of missteps and problems. that s right but we mig
struggling with these really high bills, so we thought this was the fairest and easiest way to distribute the money. however welcome, with energy prices rising again at the start of october, that money will drain even faster. coletta smith, bbc news, in manchester. i m nowjoined by caroline flint, who is the chair of the committee on fuel poverty. she s a former labour mp who was shadow energy and climate change secretary. you know your stuff, but can you explain what this committee does and what the goals of the committee are for us? . ., ., for us? the committee on fuel ove for us? the committee on fuel poverty has for us? the committee on fuel poverty has been for us? the committee on fuel poverty has been around i for us? the committee on fuel poverty has been around in i for us? the committee on fuel. poverty has been around in some for us? the committee on fuel- poverty has been around in some form for some time under different governments, labourand governments, labour and
speculate about where it might allend. all i want to say, and i really want to stress this, is that we take all of these things incredibly seriously. my first reaction when i heard this last night was one of sadness and frustration that we are here again. it is absolutely beholden on us to make sure that we do these things properly from the point of view of the victims and i say, it is so tempting to me to in a sense give you all of the answers that you want, because that s the easier thing to do. but i think if i was to do that, i would just make a complicated situation worse, and we would be back here tomorrow and you will be rightly holding me to account for that. so he did also say that the chief whip would be having conversations today and opposition parties are very clear about what they think should happen. labourand very clear about what they think should happen. labour and the liberal democrats both say that they think he should have the conservative whip withdrawn and it
labour does well in the next general election and need to go into a coalition election and need to go into a coalition with the s and pm but the price that coalition with the s and pm but the price that would be. that is something that the conservatives will try to something that the conservatives will try to turn on labour and try to dissuade voting by raising that snp, labourand breaking up the uk. will move snp, labourand breaking up the uk. will move on times. watchdog puts mass in special measures. effectively they considered the met to be if they put my failing force. basically, the met is a failing force. there s been a whole series of controversies and scandals surrounding the met from the total failure to investigate a series of murders in the gay community to the controversial strip search of a girl, a teenage girl at her school through to the excessive in my view policing of the sarah everard vigil where women were pinned down
correspondent, iain watson. ian, the rmt has warned there could be action if no deal is reached. is there any hope at this stage of a deal being reached? t there any hope at this stage of a deal being reached? there any hope at this stage of a deal being reached? i think there is ve little deal being reached? i think there is very little hone. deal being reached? i think there is very little hope, to deal being reached? i think there is very little hope, to be deal being reached? i think there is very little hope, to be perfectly - very little hope, to be perfectly frank, because and that is not me saying it, it is the government itself, earlier today on the bbc the treasury minister simon clark said he wanted a good outcome to the talks that will take place today but he warned people that industrial action was likely and he wasn t giving out false hope. i think it is a measure ofjust how far apart the various sides are in this dispute. it is interesting, they can t even agree w