as veteran broadcaster ken bruce prepares for his last show on radio 2. it s entirely within the bbc s right to ask me to step away a little early and gardening leave is a known concept in broadcasting and in many other areas. good morning. the bbc understands that some energy firms are expecting the government to keep support at, or near, current levels and they are amending their bills with that expectation in mind. the typical energy bill for a household in the uk is set to rise to £3,000 a year from april, but there are calls for the government to keep its current level of support. that support currently means the government is limiting the typical bill to £2,500 a year, plus a £400 winter discount. that support is due to end in april and fuel poverty campaigners say that means the number of households struggling to afford bills could rise from 6.7 million to 8.4 million. a treasury source said it wouldn t comment on speculation, but the chancellorjeremy hunt told the
temperatures going into tuesday morning. on tuesday, eastern areas see outbreaks of rain pushing south, elsewhere you may see some sunny spells, showers will develop again, a few heavy ones, tending to fade away from the west during the day, brazier on tuesday, windy on wednesday with rain moving east. now, how do you do this thing? it s been a while! hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are kevin schofield, political editor of huffpost uk, and john stevens, deputy political editor of the daily mail. they have not forgotten, so we will be all right. tomorrow s front pages, then, starting with the cost of the crisis here. cost of living crisis. a rise in shoplifting due to the cost of living crisis that s according to the metro s front page. the i also leads on cost of living, saying that help is on hold as the prime minister focuses on partygate and the sue gray report. speeding up the approval for gene edited crops
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for the job and somebody who knows the machinery of government and workings of whitehall inside out to help them prepare. but it is controversial as far as a lot of conservatives are concerned and how soon it is before she takes up the role, we will have to see. 0ur political correspondent, jonathan blake. i ve also spoken to alex thomas, former civil servant and programme manager at the think tank institute for government, who told us why this hiring matters for the future of civil servants. i do think it matters for the future of the civil service, in part. it s a surprising appointment, not unprecedented. jonathan powell went to work for tony blair and others have done the same. but the prominence of sue gray and her role in a whole series of controversial episodes does make this surprising and of significance. i think one of the tests for the civil service now is how it demonstrates its impartiality.