NHS staff fear power grab by health department as health secretary looks to shrink body due to ‘duplication’ of roles

Martin Lewis advised households to wait until Tuesday afternoon before switching energy bills from a standard rate to a fixed rate. Speaking on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, the Money Saving Expert founder described the standard energy tariff that “two thirds of households” are on as “pants” and advised switching to a fixed tariff. “I’d be waiting until about one or two o’clock before you fix,” he said on Tuesday, 25 February. He was speaking in response to Ofgem announcing that energy bills will increase by over 6 percent in April, which means that UK households could see their bills going up by £111 per year on average.

The prime minister did his best with the press’ questions, as he prepared to ride two horses all the way to Washington

Amanda Pritchard’s departure came as surprise to many – but failures and complacency sealed her fate