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
Longer period before she takes up the role. labour has said both day and sue gray have agreed to abide by any of the recommendations but they are just that, there any of the recommendations but they arejust that, there isn t any of the recommendations but they are just that, there isn t really anything the committee or anyone can do to necessarily stop her taking up the role. in do to necessarily stop her taking up the role. , ., ., ., , the role. in terms of her role, as ou the role. in terms of her role, as you say. the role. in terms of her role, as you say. a the role. in terms of her role, as you say. a few the role. in terms of her role, as you say, a few months the role. in terms of her role, as you say, a few months now- you say, a few months now potentially of it being scrutinised and looked at, but what is the likelihood of it being blocked? and what would the impact of that be? it cannot really be blocked because the committee i was talking about who will advise the
Months before taking up the role with labour in sir keir starmer s team. it may have to be longer because the watchdog advisory council on business appointments is looking into this, as it does with other senior civil servant or ministerial moves on to otherjobs, other work outside of government. they could recommend a longer period before she takes up the role. labour has said both they and sue gray have agreed to abide by any of the recommendations, but they are just that, there isn t really anything the committee or anyone can do to necessarily stop her taking up the role. in terms of her role, as you say, there s a few months now potentially of it being scrutinised and looked at, but what is the likelihood of it being blocked? and what would the impact of that be? it can t really be blocked because the committee i was talking about who will advise the prime minister, the ultimate arbiter of those rules,
Police investigation and that sue gray report? it means after the police and sue gray have finished investigating, mps will then get the vote on whether the prime minister should be investigated again over whether he misled mps. this investigation should take place now, and we are absolutely clear about that. why? because it should be fairly straightforward. the prime minister should come clean with the public. while this means borisjohnson has staved off another investigation for now, mps could still vote for one in future. all the while, more evidence from sue gray is yet to be made public. ione wells, bbc news. let s get the latest from our political correspondent jonathan blake. what will happen this afternoon? there will probably be a few hours to bait and then there will be an amendment on the motion, effectively holding out the prospect of an