Back at thursday in parliament. On this programme, the government announces a price cap on energy bills for millions of customers, but a former Energy Secretary questions whether its needed. Without a cap, weve seen competition expand dramatically, switching numbers soar, and a sustained reduction in the number of consumers on variable tariffs. As the eus chief brexit negotiator says talks with the uk are deadlocked over financial commitments, one mp says British Business is in despair. Not one person i meet in those sectors wants us to continue with this folly of brexit. And the speaker gives mps pause for thought as he reveals the name of the family pet. And i dont have a dog. We have a cat called order. More on that a little later. But first the governments published legislation designed to lower the cost of gas and electricity bills. It will give the Energy Regulator ofgem the power to cap what are called standard variable tariffs. About 12 million households are on some form of de
And stav has the weather. Good morning. A bit of a north and south split, most places dry, brighter and cooler in the north, slightly milder in the south. All details and 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Fire safety tests on 3a samples of cladding from tower blocks in england have failed, according to new figures released by the government. That means a 100 failure rate so far. In north london, residents have spent a second night in temporary accommodation after Camden Council evacuated 4 high rise blocks because of fire safety concerns. Nick quraishi has the latest. By by night, the pockets of resistance against evacuation are evident. Katrina renton is in camden for us. I have a statement from Camden Council saying, we anticipate these works will be completed in 3 4 weeks but it is hugely inconvenient and stressful for some of the residents . Thats right. Thats what the council have been trained all along. They are asking and thanking people here for bearing with them
And stav has the weather. Good morning. A bit of a north and south split, most places dry, brighter and cooler in the north, slightly milder in the south. All details and 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Fire safety tests on 3a samples of cladding from tower blocks in england have failed, according to new figures released by the government. That means a 100 failure rate so far. In north london, residents have spent a second night in temporary accommodation after Camden Council evacuated 4 high rise blocks because of fire safety concerns. Nick quraishi has the latest. By by night, the pockets of resistance against evacuation are evident. Katrina renton is in camden for us. I have a statement from Camden Council saying, we anticipate these works will be completed in 3 4 weeks but it is hugely inconvenient and stressful for some of the residents . Thats right. Thats what the council have been trained all along. They are asking and thanking people here for bearing with them
And stav has the weather. Good morning. A bit of a north and south split, most places dry, brighter and cooler in the north, slightly milder in the south. All details and 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Fire safety tests on 3a samples of cladding from tower blocks in england have failed, according to new figures released by the government. That means a 100 failure rate so far. In north london, residents have spent a second night in temporary accommodation after Camden Council evacuated 4 high rise blocks because of fire safety concerns. Nick quraishi has the latest. By by night, the pockets of resistance against evacuation are evident. Katrina renton is in camden for us. I have a statement from Camden Council saying, we anticipate these works will be completed in 3 4 weeks but it is hugely inconvenient and stressful for some of the residents . Thats right. Thats what the council have been trained all along. They are asking and thanking people here for bearing with them
The cost of a degree. Students from the poorest backgrounds could leave university with debts of over £57,000. Also coming up, its day three of wimbledon. First up on centre court this afternoon isjohanna konta, who plays donna vekic, the player who beat her in the final of the Nottingham 0pen Last month. And Mark Cavendish is out of the Tour De France, following a crash which saw his sprint rival peter sagan disqualified from the race for his involvement. Good morning and welcome to bbc newsroom live. Its understood the goverment is to send a taskforce in, to take over parts of Kensington Council, in the wake of the grenfell fire tragedy. It is thought the Housing Department and other departments will be run by an outside organisation, but the council itself will not be taken over. Most of the families who lost their homes are still living in hotels, despite government pledges to rehouse them all by today. There was anger and frustration at a meeting with police and the westminster c