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Most people will be affected, some more than others. I don't see anything wrong with those who are fortunate to absorb the costs, showing concern for the rises. Estimated that 4 million, up from 2m, will now go into fuel poverty. Not a good look for one of the richest nations in the world...

At this rate could be dusting down Kool & the Gang's ''Celebration'' for the Going Home thread tomorrow... Confirmed - Dan Rosenfield is leaving Number 10, understood he resigned this morning

Latest reshuffle (H/T Matt Chorley)... BREAKING: New No10 team revealed Director of communications: Carrie Head of policy: Dilyn the dog Polester: Jennifer Arcuri Chief of staff: Peppa Pig

We go live to our roaming reporter at No. 10...

Since we're going back to the bad old days of impoverished living, stick the bathroom in your new shed...

Week 21 fixtures... Saturday 5th February Burnley v Watford Tuesday 8th February Newcastle United v Everton West Ham United v Watford Burnley v Manchester United Wednesday 9th February Manchester City v Brentford Norwich City v Crystal Palace Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton Aston Villa v Leeds United Thursday 10th February Liverpool v Leicester City Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal

Perhaps 'Wine Time Friday' has come early this week?...

Please tell me they're now making them up... NEW - One No10 official: "Boris will feel more sorrow than Mary did watching Christ on the cross. It?s that level of void left in his life."

Where do journos like Laura Kuenssberg dig up their 'sources' from?... Another former colleague of PM and Mirza predicts her departure could be start of the end game... 'The apocalypse is preceded by all sorts of things you never expect to happen. The moon turns red and the sun goes black. Munira leaving boris had to be on such a list.' So bad it's good :) :) :)

Rats leaving sinking ship update... Big blow for Boris Johnson. No 10 policy chief Munira Mirza, at his side since City Hall, quits over Jimmy Savile slur: ?This was not the usual cut & thrust of politics; it was an inappropriate & partisan reference to a horrendous case of child sex abuse. You tried to clarify your position today but, despite my urging, you did not apologise.''

Boris Johnson: Smeargate, a play in 4 Acts... Monday: Boris Johnson makes Jimmy Saville claim Tuesday: No10 says PM stands by what he said Wednesday: Johnson doubles down in Commons Thursday: PM completely backs down Can't get enough culture vultures? Don't worry, a sequel is coming, Boris Johnson: Partygate, currently in production...

What's been the most interesting about recent polling is that Labour is now ahead on who would be best for the economy, which is very unusual, and I can't see anything that's been suggested today that will change that perception...

You could run the waste pipe externally but that would definitely need planning, and if it's as you say, at the front of the house, you might not get approval if it spoils the character of the property. Is it a semi or detached property? If so, could the waste go out to a side elevation and down the side of the house? Do you know where the main sewer is? Usually they are in the road at the front of a house, so you may already have drains running under the house or down the side, which you could connect into. This can be done internally, but would require a double-seal internal manhole, not the most aesthetically pleasing unless it was in a utility/boot room or similar...

''not saying it cant be done, but its a nice soudbite when you're in opposition (easy votewinner to rage agaist faceless, big, dirty oil companies), but much mroe difficult to apply in practice to a degree that will actually make a tangible difference...'' Oh I agree, rightly or wrongly, this will ultimately be about 'politics' rather than prudent economics. People won't give a fig about economic intricacies when the bills start landing on the floor. ''...not sure I agree that 'most sensible people' were really fully aware of what they were asking for (economically speaking) in supporting lockdowns.......Sixty-nine per cent of voters etc'' I never said sensible people were in the majority, after all 'a majority' voted for Brexit...

The ?200 'loan' seems to echo the prevalent Wonga economics of 'buy now pay back later' of financing purchases, albeit without extortionate interest rates, which originally used to be for one-off big-ticket purchases, but has now crept into mainstream weekly grocery/clothes shopping. Despite no interest, they still have to be paid back, and I suspect this 'loan' is just going to add to an already ticking time-bomb...

I think most sensible people realised that there would have to be some payback for the lockdowns etc, so it's more a case of how. Surprised the Gov in its current plight missed the open goal of a windfall tax on the energy companies, who are making huuuuuge profits on the back of energy price rises. Seems Sunak didn't want to 'put off investors'. Profits before people, I wonder how that will go down in the Red Wall...

''Of course they do but can you imagine the title if I included everyone e.g It's going to be tough on families, single people, pensioners, war heroes, non binary people and the general unwashed?'' I thought you had it there for a moment. How about It's going to be tough on...*cue drum roll*...everyone

1. Not a fan of combis in houses/multiple bathrooms so will leave that to others. 2. Biggest problem will be the 4'' waste pipe if you're having a loo, if so, might be easier to go straight down to the ground floor and run it under the floor void to the nearest drain. If you've got a solid ground floor then requires digging a trench etc, messy. The other option is to try to run a waste pipe within the depth of the upper floor (depends on direction of joists and depth of fall required to get to a vertical stack), or run it below the ceiling and box it out (can look ugly). You might be able to use a macerator and have a smaller bore waste pipe, again not a fan as they can be noisy and prone to blockages. 3. You shouldn't need planning if no material change to elevations e.g. modifications to a window, but you will need Building Control to sign-off the new works.

Thanks Meds, I'm in...

''His comments about Starmer were unsavoury, but not sure it's a lie to point out that he was DPP when the CPS failed to prosecute Saville.'' He didn't point that out, he stated that Starmer failed to prosecute Saville. That's simply not true and as Seph stated above, it's nothing more than a far-right smear that Johnson parroted. Johnson going full-Trump yet again and we all know how well that turned out. Here's a Reuters fact-check article rebutting the smear...https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-britain-savile-idUSL1N2RP200

From Jessica Elgot... Hoyle gives a light touch rebuke to Johnson on his Savile comments."Procedurally, nothing disorderly occurred. But such allegations should not be made lightly "I am far from satisfied that the comments in question were appropriate on this occasion... I want a nicer Parliament." Therein lies the problem, he can't even insist that Johnson withdraws the smear...

Best if you go and lie down in a darkened room...it will pass.

''There?s a clip of Johnson I saw yesterday, from a little while back.'' Rory Stewart Tweeted about it recently, here's a link...https://twitter.com/RoryStewartUK/status/1487342161616150531?cxt=HHwWhoC9qZr0jKQpAAAA

''Just back from a gathering of local like-minded folk...hope the fireworks didn't disturb your dog...'' Let's put this one down to intoxication...

Yesterday showed how inadequate Parliamentary procedure is when someone knowingly lies and/or makes false claims/smears. Blackford is asked to leave the chamber because he called Johnson a liar (something which is patently true both inside and outside of Parliament) based on nothing more than an archaic principle that 'Honourary Members' cannot be called a liar in the chamber as it's considered 'unparliamentary language'. You then have Johnson making a false claim/smear that Starmer when head of the DPP failed to prosecute Saville, which is untrue. This is what Tory MP Julian Smith Tweeted about it... ''The smear made against Keir Starmer relating to Jimmy Saville yesterday is wrong & cannot be defended. It should be withdrawn. False and baseless personal slurs are dangerous, corrode trust & can't just be accepted as part of the cut & thrust of parliamentary debate.'' So here we have a system that allows an MP to tell a lie and/or make false claims/allegations yet not be held accountable if untrue. Parliamentary Privilege also prevents Starmer from making a claim of slander in an outside court. This is why Raab on the radio this morning referred to what Johnson said but wouldn't say whether the claim was true or not, because he wasn't covered by PP. So when a proven liar is called out for his lies in Parliament, they are protected by the system. This PM and the Gov know this and are deliberately abusing it...