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
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of private conversations with civil servants without thinking it will be passed on to political opponents or anyone else. do you think there needs to be any change made to the system to ensure that? sorry. don t worry, i was just going to say, do you think there needs to be any change to the system, something put in place to make sure there isn t any future question over the relationship between civil servants and ministers and trust between them? i don t think there is a change to the system about the relationship between ministers and civil servants, although i think there are all sorts of ways to improve the civil service, but let s not go there this morning. i think it is important keir starmer and sue gray follow the process we have heard about, the rules that govern moves like this.