and it's all failing on grant shapps.turn down the advert telling us, turn down the boiler. i it's quite charming. i'm not cross about. boiler. i it's quite charming. i'm not cross about . however, i'm not cross about. however, adrian says hi mark. i recently turned my boiler flo temperature up from 70 to 77. it didn't alter how long it took to heat up the room so. i turned it back down. now, after seeing the shop's video, i'll try it at 60, but do i need to buy a gun to sort out the elf and says right there, i'm right there with grant shapps as a visiting for the dwp can assure you that visiting when i visit people on low incomes in their they waste energy left right and centre as adverts about taking water on the tube. sometimes the obvious is necessary. another quick one on gary glitter. hi, mark from jacqueline. it's disgusting that gary glitter has only done half prison sentence. forgive the language but that sack of should have done every day of its . have done every day of its. there you go. well, look, jackie's no

and it's all failing on grant shapps.turn down the advert telling us, turn down the boiler. i it's quite charming. i'm not cross about. boiler. i it's quite charming. i'm not cross about . however, i'm not cross about. however, adrian says hi mark. i recently turned my boiler flo temperature up from 70 to 77. it didn't alter how long it took to heat up the room so. i turned it back down. now, after seeing the shop's video, i'll try it at 60, but do i need to buy a gun to sort out the elf and says right there, i'm right there with grant shapps as a visiting for the dwp can assure you that visiting when i visit people on low incomes in their they waste energy left right and centre as adverts about taking water on the tube. sometimes the obvious is necessary. another quick one on gary glitter. hi, mark from jacqueline. it's disgusting that gary glitter has only done half prison sentence. forgive the language but that sack of should have done every day of its . have done every day of its. there you go. well, look, jackie's no

so grant shapps is going to fix this loophole . apparently to fix this loophole.person to be prosecuted for killing someone on a bicycle was convicted under a victorian law and convicted of furious wanton driving. i mean, that's more or less also reckless, isn't it, in london? certainly, i would never dare say such a thing, but yeah, this almost makes you. if grant shapps thinks he's still in the leadership because, you know, it's like one of those throwing red the members almost red meat to the members almost always. realised always. but he hasn't realised they anymore. they don't need to anymore. yeah, mean, i don't. yes. yeah, yeah i mean, i don't. yes. i'm not massively pro cyclists, but i think we need a new law for what do you think for as well. what do you think mark. nine or so. mark. yeah nine years or so. well think so because they're well i think so because they're very powerful lots of very powerful and like lots of bicycle these days, toby, bicycle ads these days, toby, they electric. so they have they are electric. so they have torque, you know, they

we well, moving this week, moving on today, this week, business grant shapps business secretary granttravelled to suffolk to dot the i's travelled to suffolk to dot the 1's and cross the t's to deliver £700 million of state investment taxpayers money into a nuclear project. sizewell c the first such investment in new nuclear in 30 years. this comes as the onshore wind rebellion in parliament gathers pace . this parliament gathers pace. this week i revealed that former levelling up secretary simon clark has enough tory mps signed up to his amendment now to overturn the government's majority and overturn that ban on onshore wind . this includes on onshore wind. this includes bofis on onshore wind. this includes boris johnson and liz truss . and boris johnson and liz truss. and yet we faced a warning this week of energy rationing to . so where of energy rationing to. so where are we when it comes security of supply ? well, i'm joined. i'm supply? well, i'm joined. i'm pleased to be joined now by angela knight, the former treasury minister and former head of energy, uk . and angela, head o

and one of his predecessors, grant shapps . but predecessors, grant shapps. thus far that hasn't seemed to have worked either. so i wonder whether, you know, i'm causing such disruption over christmas may be the last of may well be the last throw of the dice far as the union is the dice as far as the union is concerned. and as i see, that is dangerous for the public opinion starts to turn. yes i think the whole of public want to see whole of the public want to see a resolution as as a resolution as quickly as possible. for possible. thank you very for joining us morning. that joining us this morning. that was schofield, the was kevin schofield, who is the political the political editor of the huffington post . now we're political editor of the huffington post. now we're going to be moving on former health secretary hancock secretary matt hancock has released today by the released a book today by the title pandemic diaries the inside story of britain's battle against covid. they're exciting. the book will reflect on hancock's time as health secretary for three

, grant shapps the energy secretary, has some very helpful tips.ke a listen to him in this clip. he has turned the boiler flow temperature down to 60 degrees. doesn't affect the temperature of the house as i did it the other day. what if it's . other day. what if it's. not put you there? just keep out the draft. you again . knock this . draft. you again. knock this. this winter . there are a number this winter. there are a number of different things we can do to lower our bills and keep our hundreds more like switching off appliances and more reducing the boiler flow temperature and using low cost draught protection . it really does . mm. protection. it really does. mm. well, how about you? so out the business with the energy companies instead of giving them money to take money off from us. that, of course, was grant shapps how to cut shapps telling us how to cut down energy quite down on energy bills. quite patronising, really . getting patronising, really. getting back to main subject . is back to the main subject. is this for these this an outra

because it is something that grant shapps has been talking about looking into.— shapps has been talkingn your piece £23 billion is - looking into. yes, i think it's set in your piece £23 billion is owed | looking into. yes, i think it's set i in your piece £23 billion is owed to small businesses by larger customers, so it is a very big problem, and it is probably the number one thing i have been contacted about since becoming minister for small business, so contacted about since becoming ministerfor small business, so it is a very big problem. their most important thing for any business of course is cash flow, getting the cash end. there are a few things, really, is plugged to hear like everywhere else, i have been around varies many businesses around my small area. the number one thing people talk about is needing more customers, needing more turnover and people buying their stuff. but also when you're selling your stuff, you want to get their money into buy that stuff. businesses waiting for payments are really suffering and that can be life—threatening for many businesses. we are lau

in fact terms grant shapps a lot . but when transport shapps a lot. but when transport secretary . ith his grant settlement to pay transport for london stopped him using the money for the of ulez to the greater london boundary. money for the of ulez to the greater london boundary . and greater london boundary. and that was a condition of the grant payment . it's called the grant payment. it's called the paragraph 22 in grant shapps his letter . unfortunately there are letter. unfortunately there are at the moment two green members sorry street members and two liberal liberal democrats who will vote or is expected to vote with . the labour party members with. the labour party members on the jla and they want a two thirds majority and they can just vote the extra funds , £250 just vote the extra funds, £250 million for the extra cameras and back office equipment. i must say this is very interesting. the fact there are boroughs now who are looking to become quite non—compliant on. this is perhaps the beginning of a real campaign here, at least i hopeit a real campaign here, at least i

in fact terms grant shapps a lot . but when transport shapps a lot. but when transport secretary . ith his grant settlement to pay transport for london stopped him using the money for the of ulez to the greater london boundary. money for the of ulez to the greater london boundary . and greater london boundary. and that was a condition of the grant payment . it's called the grant payment. it's called the paragraph 22 in grant shapps his letter . unfortunately there are letter. unfortunately there are at the moment two green members sorry street members and two liberal liberal democrats who will vote or is expected to vote with . the labour party members with. the labour party members on the jla and they want a two thirds majority and they can just vote the extra funds , £250 just vote the extra funds, £250 million for the extra cameras and back office equipment. i must say this is very interesting. the fact there are boroughs now who are looking to become quite non—compliant on. this is perhaps the beginning of a real campaign here, at least i hopeit a real campaign here, at least i

on the dockside was a cabinet minister, transport secretary grant shapps.w this yacht to sail. it cannot be right that oligarchs, people who've benefited from putin should continue to sail in and out of london. it looked quite obviously staged. he was posing like a big—game hunter who'd just shot a lion, and it was several minutes before the uniform police officers arrived. boarding the $41; million superyacht phi was the uk's national crime agency. it was gutting, it was heartbreaking. the phi's owner, sergei naumenko, is not on any sanctions list. instead, his yacht was detained on the basis that it is owned, controlled or operated by a person connected with russia. the owner of this vessel is a semi—retired, mid—level, successful russian businessman. mr naumenko is absolutely not an oligarch and he's not, as described, a close personal friend of vladimir putin. if this were an oligarch's boat, it would be four times the size. the phi was now stuck in canary wharf, unable to move. in the us, the kleptocapture task force had set their sights on a much bigg

she appointed grant shapps to replace weatherall.f the party, it did sort of feel as though she was prime minister in name only . and the next of name only. and the next day, of course, a resignation. and this was the most remarkable time we'd rattled through a number of prime ministers very quickly, but quickly. then we but incredibly quickly. then we got another one. well, 44 days. liz truss lasted from becoming prime minister to announcing her resignation . and i think there resignation. and i think there was a widespread understanding in the conservative that another eight leadership contest, eight week leadership contest, particularly a time such particularly a time of such multiple crises, wasn't acceptable , operable. they set acceptable, operable. they set the bar incredibly high for the replacement of liz truss essentially , trying to make sure essentially, trying to make sure that there would only be one candidate, that candidate be rishi sunak. it is wild time though because rishi sunak became prime minister and he now has

our climate editorjustin rowlatt spent the morning with the energy secretary grant shapps to find out get us all to save energy begins today and this is a bit unusual, i have been invited around to the secretary of state for business and energy�*s home to discuss the campaign. hi. how are you? very good. thanks for having us round. it's cold out there. right energy—saving tips? yeah. the government says draught proofing your doors and windows could save £60 a year and then there's your boiler. lots of boilers are just set to max as this one is at the moment. they don't need to be. this isjust a question of turning it down. they say about 60. that could save £100. the government also recommends turning off appliances at the plug, potentially saving another £70 and also turn off radiators in empty rooms. it is hoped the campaign and website will help us save money and cut our carbon footprint and also cut millions from the government's energy support for consumers. well we have been putting money into people's bank account, most people will be getting £400 back. but these are things tha

bills. 0ur climate editorjustin rowlatt spent the morning with the britian's energy secretary grant shappsis own home. hi thanks for having us around. the governments as draught proofing the doors and windows could save £60 a year and then there is your boiler. ., , ., , ., , , boiler. lots of boilers are 'ust set to max as — boiler. lots of boilers are 'ust set to max as this i boiler. lots of boilers are 'ust set to max as this one * boiler. lots of boilers are 'ust set to max as this one is _ boiler. lots of boilers are 'ust set to max as this one is at h boiler. lots of boilers are just set to max as this one is at the - boiler. lots of boilers are just set - to max as this one is at the moment. they don't need to be. this is just a question of turning it down. they say about 60. a question of turning it down. they say about 630-— a question of turning it down. they say about 60-_ a question of turning it down. they say about 60. that could save £100, the government _ say about 60. that could save £100, the government also _ say about 60. that could save £100, the government also recom

and he says, actually blames grant shapps , actually blames grant shapps, who was secretary of state. so he, of course , has been involved in the course, has been involved in the rail dispute in his previous job. he's now the business secretary and marc lynch said that grant shapps was actually blocking a settlement and it's also, you know, it's most certainly the case that there was a relatively narrow victory in favour of the network rail settlement. but the one which theo explained about with train is that still, as far apart as even is that still, as far apart as ever. meanwhile, for our commuters, my goodness me, it's another miserable day and just along the road from here at manly bowen station. well, if you missed the 11:07 last night from marylebone on chiltern railways to birmingham you've got to wait another four weeks. they've just said we're not going to run any trains north banbury until the new year, until this current round of industrial action is underway . industrial action is underway. just a reminder today , tomorrow, just a reminder today, tomorrow, a bit of a res

our climate editorjustin rowlatt spent the morning at the home of the energy secretary grant shapps —t's effort to get us all to save energy begins today and this is a bit unusual, i've been invited to the secretary of state for business and energy�*s home to discuss the campaign. high. how are you? good to see you. energy saving tips? the government says draught proofing your doors and windows could save £60 a year, and then, there is your boiler. lots of boilers are just set to max as this one is. they don't need to be. this is a question of turning it down, about 60. that could save £100. the government also recommend turning off appliances at the plug. potentially saving another £70. and maybe also turn off radiators in empty rooms. it is hoped the campaign and website will help save money and cut our carbon footprint but also cut billions from the coast of the energy support for consumers. prices are going up we know. we have capped that, that is worth £900 as well, in addition to the 400 people are getting direct from their bills. this is a common sense thing. people can't do it

today the business secretary, grant shapps, is launching a review into late payments, estimating businessess to make sure smaller firms aren't being ripped off by larger clients. small businesses themselves are just hoping this time next year they'll have a bit more to celebrate. the former chancellor, george osborne — who's the chair of the british museum— has been holding secret talks with the greek prime minister over the possible return of the elgin marbles. negotiations have been taking place in london since november 2021. let's get more on this with our culture editor, katie razzall. this culture editor, katie razzall. has come to light in a newspapers? this has come to light in a group newspapers?_ newspapers? that's right, it certainly has. _ newspapers? that's right, it certainly has. it _ newspapers? that's right, it certainly has. it is _ newspapers? that's right, it certainly has. it is a - newspapers? that's right, it certainly has. it is a greek l certainly has. it is a greek newspaper who have this exclusive story today. as you say, the secret talks have been happening, the l

have been i transport secretaries have been playing a bit more of an active role in this than grant shappsf this dispute, but still here we are, the end of the year, and there still seems to be a deep disagreement between the rmt and the rail operators and network rail. even though this look like it could be a hopeful step towards a resolution, the first time the real delivery group had made an offer to the rmt, the response back from the unit is a pretty swift rejection, so the talks will have to continue if there are hopes to resolve this dispute in time for christmas. st edward's crown, the historic centrepiece of britain's crownjewels, has been removed from the tower of london, so it can be resized for the king ahead of the coronation next may. the historic centrepiece of the crown jewels was taken away so it could be modified. the solid gold crown weighs more than two kilos. its movement was kept secret until it was safely delivered. the powerful and uplifting link between music and those suffering from dementia was showcased in bbc 1's dementia choir. joan cummins has been to meet an

today the business secretary, grant shapps, is launching a review into late payments, estimating businessesoping this time next year they'll have a bit more to celebrate. marc ashdown reporting. earlier, i spoke to conservative mp and business minister, kevin hollinrake, about the scale of the late payments problem for small businesses. it is a very big problem, and it is probably the number one thing i have been contacted about since becoming minister for small business, so it is a very big problem. the most important thing for any business of course is cash flow, getting the cash in. there are a two things, really, it's small business saturday here like everywhere else, i have been around many businesses around my area. the number one thing people talk about is wanting more customers, needing more turnover and people buying their stuff. but also when you're selling your stuff, you want to get the money in to buy that stuff. businesses waiting for payments are really suffering and that can be life—threatening for many businesses. we are launching this review looking at what progress has be

cannot plan forwards and see if we can survive this , i wonder we can survive this, i wonder maybe grant shappss that he can influence in a way one way or another, rather than banging on about how much money small businesses are owed . but we'll pass that message . . but we'll pass that message. christina great talking . you christina great talking. you have thoroughly enjoyed our conversation. not because it's great to hear wisdom from the line, but also for such a balanced and sensible take on the pressures that . so many the pressures that. so many small businesses are facing and the brilliant offer that you have to people that to help keep themselves mentally and physically fit best of both of you and thanks for breaking into your weekend to us, christine. thank you. rihanoff that now winter here as you may have noficed. winter here as you may have noticed . and temperatures, of noticed. and temperatures, of course , starting to plummet. course, starting to plummet. people across the united kingdom will be feeling the chill in their homes, but not as much as our country's homeless whilst liv

grant shapps marking firms.ll saturday, which small business saturday, which it today saying the smallest it is today saying the smallest firms the uk currently have firms in the uk currently have more than firms in the uk currently have more tha n £254 billion by more than £254 billion by bigger companies, which is disgusting, isn't it? bigger companies, which is disgusting, isn't it ? the disgusting, isn't it? the foreign secretary has warned that president putin could use any peace talks over ukraine as any peace talks over ukraine as an opportunity to rearm . an opportunity to rearm. speaking to the daily telegraph, james cleverly says there is a risk that a ceasefire would be used by the russian president to actually train up more troops and produce more ammunition to refit his army . and produce more ammunition to refit his army. i'm peter and produce more ammunition to refit his army . i'm peter cave refit his army. i'm peter cave was brought to tears , tears of was brought to tears, tears of joy was brou

studio: the business secretary grant shapps taking - secretary grant shapps taking questions from theelopments, we will bring them to you on bbc news. we will also be crossing to washington by the new chief executive of the cryptocurrency exchange ftx will be speaking, giving evidence to lawmakers, as sooner that starts we will cross to that live on the bbc news channel. this follows calls the founder having been charged with eight counts, this in the last few minutes, he was earlier arrested in the bahamas at the request of us authorities, this line breaking now that sam bankman—fried, the founder of the ftx cryptocurrency exchange, has been charged with eight counts including wire fraud, conspiracy to commodities fraud and conspiracy to commit money—laundering. he himself was due to give evidence to the committee via video link, now he has been arrested that will not happen. that committee hearing still due to go ahead with the chief executive who was brought into a place in and deal with the fallout of this all. —— brought in to replace him. that breaking news, we will keep an eye

today the business secretary grant shapps is launching a review into late payments, estimating businesses outstanding invoices. he wants to make short smaller firms invoices. he wants to make short smallerfirms aren't invoices. he wants to make short smaller firms aren't being ripped off by larger clients. small businesses themselves are just hoping this time next year they will have a bit more to celebrate. mark ashdown, bbc news. the prince of wales has awarded his earthshot prizes, for environmental innovation, at a ceremony in boston. the event marks the end of william and catherine's us visit, which was overshadowed by a racist incident at buckingham palace, and the release of a trailer for the netflix documentary "harry and meghan". our royal correspondent daniela relph's report contains flashing images. a green carpet for the earthshot arrivals. it was sustainable glamour where everywhere you looked, and that included from the royals. the princess of wales was wearing a dress she hired for the night, and the jewellery once belonged to princess diana. the event was a final engagemen

but secretary of state grant shapps was about this legislation in october.out it earlier in the year. we've known strikes have been known new strikes have been accelerating volume. accelerating their volume. why is it taking so long? why is there legislation already before . th there legislation already before. th do take time obviously we've you've been in power since 2019 as well. secretary you've been in power since 29. yes you had over two years already. yes and we're we're the only path. we're the only party that would introduce this legislation . and introduce this legislation. and by the way, it is important it is going to be introduced always hope not to do this. right. you know, you can have know, hope that you can have sensible relationships. but it looks like , you know, there's looks like, you know, there's been breakdown of those and been a breakdown of those and some of the unions are determined to christmas for everybody. i've got to ask you about situation. about the situation. our schools, children schools, nine children now having tragicall

grant shapps secretary shapps business secretary he says he doesn't want big businesses to be rippingusinesses when it comes to late payment . the government to late payment. the government estimates that small businesses small or medium sized enterprises up to 250 employees, they're owed about enterprises up to 250 employees, they're owed abou t £3 enterprises up to 250 employees, they're owed about £3 billion in unpaid . now they're owed about £3 billion in unpaid. now this they're owed about £3 billion in unpaid . now this often happens unpaid. now this often happens when inflation goes . if i'm when inflation goes. if i'm a big business, you're a small business. i owe you big business, you're a small business. i owe yo u £100. i'm business. i owe you £100. i'm going delay paying you. if unscrupulous, because by the time you to £100. yeah, it's going to be worth a lot less. yeah. and that the issue the trouble that grant shapps has got though is that one of the biggest engines he's that's guilty of late payment and the country is the government itself . it contracts with lots of bu

turned up at a pay negotiation for strike without pay for the nhs strike without pay offer and grant shappsrt secretary he called striking rail workers . called striking rail workers. now i think in in any workplace where this where there's a disagreement i've never found insulting people to be helpful insulting people to be helpful in resolving it. we can either act like adults and say here's where we agree. here's where we and work on the second bit. or we can flinging those around. and the other point i would make is that carol talks about public service which actually riot and but these people are public servants in the sense of nurses are there to serve patients and train drivers or conductors so they have to serve passengers and doing that, 365 days a year. so there'll or maybe not christmas day. so there'll be some disruption. but they're not martyrs. they're paid for it, but they're paid less than they used to be. and in some sectors, they're paid less in comparison with other countries. so i think if you're doing the same job serving the public and driving a train , but you get les

now the business secretary grant shapps has announced a review into tackling late payments for smallurged larger companies to pay their smaller suppliers promptly as they are an essential cog in our economy. now it's been a really tough time and it still is for small businesses and the high street recently. and i'm delighted to be joined now in the studio to find out what it is like for those people running a business as steph douglas , a business as steph douglas, she's founder and ceo of she's the founder and ceo of don't buy her flowers and alongside a gb news economics and business liam halligan steph lovely to see you. now tell us about don't buy her flowers. why did you start it and when was that journey been like as a business owner? so i had my first baby in 2010 and i received eight bunches of flowers and they were all really well meant and they were for me to well done and everything to say, well done and everything else. had else. but anyone that's had a baby know that it's quite baby will know that it's quite hard and quite overwhelming and flowers looking after. so flowe

yeah, well, my grant yeah, well, my boss, grant shapps does one of those, shapps does have one of thosetwitter, you can on the shelf. seems can find elf on the shelf. seems to moving it all the to go round moving it all the time. so important do that time. so it's important do that sort thing and save money. sort of thing and save money. and so that's that's just making sure that perhaps rooms if you've got a room you hardly ever use, then just turn the radiator down a little bit in that room. not, not in the living areas, but all these things add up. and if we can save hundreds, millions of pounds, one pounds, not only this year, one of the things about of the positive things about this, to find this, we've got to find positives of all this is positives out of all this is that long term we make that a habit. then actually the country will money , families will be saving money, families will be saving money, families will money at a time will be saving money at a time when they need it most. and of course, interventions come course, these interventions come on i say, the on top of the a

discount vouchers with the business secretary grant shapps right into energy providers to do more to we sent out october and november and can be used when households top up, but many have not yet been redeemed . director of export richard bartlett joins us now for more. good morning, richard so tell us about this scheme and how come so many people falling through the cracks and not even applying for it. i good morning, everybody. yeah, it seems very strange that obviously the most vulnerable the people who are most affected the moment the voucher schemes you had the been sent out and the idea is when topple it support them your voucher scheme but it when we're doing the research that all the 40% of people don't seem to have of redeem these vouchers . i was of redeem these vouchers. i was just trying to do so some research and just see why this is happening and there could be a lot of reasons for this personally. do they know about it of been instructed that there were this other outlet. you know, if you very well then are you worried? are you waiting? maybe your grandson are still in

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