this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00 — the government's social mobility tsar, alan milburn, and his team resign — warning that the prime minister is failing to build a "fairer britain". a new tweet from president trump raises more questions tonight about the sacking of his former national security advisor. criticism grows of two former policemen who claimed legal pornographic images were found on a computer used by the cabinet minister damian green. the vast majority of police officers, the vast majority of chiefs of police absolutely realise it's very, very important that policing in our country stays out of party politics. the youngest patient on the transplant waiting list receives a new heart atjust eight weeks old. england's first rugby league world cup final since 1995 ends in a disappointing defeat to australia. and we'll be taking a look at tomorrow's front pages, including the observer which has more on why the government's social

mobility adviser chose to step down. good evening and welcome to bbc news. all the members of the board of the government's social mobility commission have resigned tonight — in protest at what they say is a lack of progress towards a "fairer britain". in a resignation letter seen by the observer newspaper, alan milburn, the former labour minister who led the commission, said he had "little hope" theresa may's government was capable of making the changes necessary to deliver a more equal society. his three fellow commissioners, including the former conservative cabinet minister, baroness shephard, also walked out. i'm joined by our political correspondent alex forsyth. what has been going on? a series of

newspaper reports which carried the story. the observer had the most detail which carries the full resignation letter from alan milburn in which he said he doesn't believe the government has enough bandwidth to tackle the social injustices in society and says it is preoccupied with brexit, understandably, but is not giving due priority to the work of the commission and as a consequence has stepped down and three fellow commissioners have stepped down. this letter is directed to the prime minister and in it he says to the prime minister, i don't believe your personal book —— buti i don't believe your personal book —— but i don't doubt your personal belief in socialjustice but i see little evidence of that transferring into meaningful action. alan milburn is known for his work in this area and has done for most ——a lot of time. he was a former labour minister that was appointed to do

work in this area. this is particularly damaging to tories are made because when she became prime minister, she stood outside downing street. —— theresa may. what alan bell burnt appears to be saying is that the government can't give enough support to the work of the commission so he feels like he has no choice but to step down. —— alan milburn. we haven't yet had a response from downing street but of course this is a blow to tories a's credibility. and also baroness shephard, the conservative. —— theresa may. there were three commissioners and alan milburn and we haven't heard from any of them individually and we also haven't heard from alan milburn individually either. we are relying on the letter published in the newspapers but we know it is accurate. his term has

come to an end and he is choosing not to apply in 2018 but it comes in an immediate effect. there is lots in the letter which is damaging to tories in may. the government seems unable to commit to the future of the nation. —— theresa may. at a time when theresa may is facing turmoil, this would be an unwelcome development. things going wrong all over the place for the government. imran hussain, director of policy at child poverty action group, joins me now via webcam from brighton. what did you make of these resignations? alan milburn going from the commission is a real loss but what is real troubling is the

manner of his departure. it sounds a key is basically saying he is leaving because he has lost confidence in the government's ability to prioritise making society fairer. —— it sounds like he is basically saying. would you share his view that it is stuff like brexit which is obviously a huge issue and other things going on, problems with one or two cabinet ministers and so on, that it has distracted the government? or is it a deeper seated problem?” distracted the government? or is it a deeper seated problem? i do know the reason but what is clear has been the commission, other experts, the resolution foundation, charities like the child poverty action group, we have been saying for a number of yea rs

we have been saying for a number of years there are problems because society is becoming more and more unfair. we have had the problems for yea rs unfair. we have had the problems for years but we are not seeing the action. we have had some good encouraging speeches from ministers but we're not seeing any action, the problem is getting. there is a real sense that after successive warnings from alan milburn and his colleagues, they are now saying, look, you are not listening, there is no more good we can do and that is no more good we can do and that isa is no more good we can do and that is a real problem. but it is not just this country, it is the pattern across the world. i had an american commentator in here a few minutes ago saying the same thing. same problem in america as well. getting social mobility commission, if you wa nt to social mobility commission, if you want to put it that way, is extremely difficult. even if the government didn't have other major

things on its plate. absolutely. if you are going to do this and tackled through social mobility and make society fairer, you need a government that is focused on doing that. it needs to be notjust a social priority but in national and economic priority. that isn't happening at the moment. what we have seen since 2010 are successive budgets which have made society more unfair, that are going to in —— increase child poverty. there is a departure here between... a lot of good talk but policy measures are going the other way. society is probably more unfair because of those policy measures. thank you very much. president trump is insisting the former national security advisor, michael flynn did

nothing wrong during the presidential transition. but in one of his latest tweets the president writes that general flynn was fired because he'd lied to the vice—president — and the fbi. it raises new questions. did the president know general flynn had lied to federal investigators, when he asked the bureau's then—director to drop the inquiry. from washington laura bicker reports. donald trump's started the day on a bullish note. he is on course for a much—needed win on tax reform, he brushed aside questions about his former national security adviser lying to the fbi over his meetings with russians. what has been shown is no collusion, no collusion, there has been absolutely no collusion, so we are very happy. but then he issued another controversial tweet, one that could cause him a real headache. he said he had fired michael flynn because he lied to the vice president and the fbi.

many people are asking why michael flynn, a former three star general, did not tell the truth to the fbi about his meetings with the russian ambassador, as the president said, his actions were not against the law, but donald trump's tweet leads to a bigger question, did you know michael flynn have lied to the fbi? this is a problem because the former head of the fbi james comey has testified under oath that the president asked him to drop an investigation into michael flynn. legal analysts are now wondering if the president was trying to stop an inquiry into his former adviser, knowing he was guilty, in other words, was he trying to obstruct justice? on this vote, 51 in favour and 49 against. it should have been a momentous

day for donald trump, republicans had finally united by a tax bill, a welcome distraction and at last a legislative victory. but now, once again, because of a tweet, the american president is embroiled in a controversy over russian meddling in the us election, a controversy that continues to loom over the white house. and laura has been explaining why the president's latest tweet has prompted another outcry. after a day started so well, president trump was on course for a major lese majeste of victory on tax reform —— legislated. something he has been in campaigning for since he took office. he had a ready made a statement saying there was no collusion on michael flynn. so far, so collusion on michael flynn. so far, so good. and then came that tweet

which has raised so many questions. did president trump no michael flynn was guilty of lying to the fbi when he fired him and did he try to prevent an fbi investigation with that knowledge? legal analysts believe that perhaps this tweet could come back to haunt him and it could come back to haunt him and it could just be a way that he has written it. a simple mistake. but certainly it could land him in hot water. this is an example of how to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. president trump could have switched focus on two republican success. switched focus on two republican success. instead, attention is where it does not —— where he does not wa nt it does not —— where he does not want it to be, back on that russian enquiry. —— enquiry. criticism is growing of two former police officers who leaked allegations that legal pornographic images had been found on a work computer of the cabinet minister, damian green. the former chief constable of greater manchester, sir peter fahy, strongly rejected suggestions it was in the public interest to disclose information allegedly found during the course of an unrelated investigation in 2008.

sir peter said in his view the officers were entering "dangerous territory". here's our political correspondent, alex forsyth. nine years ago, a police operation that had unforeseen consequences. this raid was part of an inquiry into government leaks. no—one was charged but computers were seized and examined. and on damian green's work computer there was allegedly legal pornography which he has repeatedly said wasn't down to him. the claims were first made public by former met assistant commissioner, bob quick, who feared they would be covered up. yesterday, this is retired met detective also spoke out, saying he had no doubt that mr green viewed the material. it was ridiculous to suggest that anyone else could have done it. he'd examined the computer and thought it was in the public interest to reveal what he'd found.

the computer was in mr green's office, on his desk, logged in, it was his account and his name. but today, the former chief constable of greater manchester police condemned the pair's actions. most police officers would be very uncomfortable about the police getting involved in making judgements about whether a politician is lying or not — that is ultimately a matter for the courts and for public opinion. or breaching this duty of keeping matters confidential, which are gathered in an investigation unless they end up as evidence. i didn't download or look at pornography. damian green has always denied the claims. his conduct is currently subject to a cabinet office investigation. the outcome crucial. he's a close ally of theresa may. how she deals with this will be closely watched. so questions now, not just over his political future, but the handling of this whole affair. alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster.

barclays bank says it will no longer offer a russian anti virus software programme free to customers. it comes after officials recommended that government departments stop using kas—per—ski lab products because of fears it could be exploited by the kremlin. the national cyber security centre says the advice doesn't apply to domestic users. kas—per—ski lab denies any links to the russian government. jon donnison reports. cyber security software like that provided by kaspersky lab requires extensive access to the files on a computer phone or network to look for viruses. our mission has always been to protect... kaspersky is used by consumers and businesses as well as some parts of government to protect systems from criminals and hackers. but now a new warning about russian anti—virus software, amid fears it could be used for spying. secrets of global significance... at britain's national cyber security centre, they say they've not seen actual proof of such espionage,

but they've told government departments not to use kaspersky for systems containing sensitive data. this is specifically about entities that may be of interest to the russian government and so for us that's about national security systems in government, of which there are a very small number. kaspersky lab has already denied allegations that it's been used for espionage in america. we don't do anything wrong. they are just speculating about some rumours, opinions and there is zero of the hard data. 400 million people use kaspersky products around the world, but officials say they're not telling the general public to stop using it. kaspersky lab denies any wrongdoing, but today's warning is another sign about growing fears over the risk posed by russia. up to 10,000 driving tests could be cancelled because of a two—day

strike by examiners. members of the public and commercial services union will walk out for 48 hours on monday — the same day