david phillips from the institute for fiscal studies, , from the institute for fiscal studies,, thank and you can find out more tonight in the first of a two—part panorama series crisis in care, that's at 9pm on bbc one. 11 conservative mps have now put their names forward to be the next prime minister, following theresa may's resignation. the latest candidate is the junior brexit minister james cleverly, who's written in his local newspaper about the need to unite the party. the winner of the leadership contest is expected to be announced injuly. our assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster. so, a veritable football team of candidates, as we were mentioning audio, norman, what willjames cleverly bring to this? well, he says he wants to present a different sort of conservative party, one that is open to new ideas, is open to change, andi is open to new ideas, is open to change, and i think underlying his entry into the race, i think it reflects the frustration of many younger tories that the current crop of sort of tory cabinet ministers are ofa of sort of tory cabine

the institute for fiscal studies has finally, today, we put our own analysis out about pay. s other sectors pay is down compared to where it was. bankers are doing well, but not so good for the rest of us. the institute for fiscal studies points the finger at the decline in union membership, it says that workers are not getting their share of wealth because money is going to shareholders. does that mean trade unions are less effective, perhaps pa rt unions are less effective, perhaps part of the problem? trade unions are part of the solution. the afs points at a decline in trade union members, but we wa nt decline in trade union members, but we want to put forward a number of remedies that strengthen representation for a number of yea rs. representation for a number of years. it's been harderfor trade unions to get into work and represent people properly stop we wa nt represent people properly stop we want the rules to be changed to give everybody the right to be represented. that's a sure—fire way to improving things. what are you suggesting for other remedies? strengthening

the institute for fiscal studies say that failing to tackle inequality not only damages our economy, bc news. joining me now is pauljohnson, director of the institute for fiscal studies. welcome. so, the institute is going to be going into a lengthy period of analysis, over about four years, to be going into a lengthy period of analysis, overabout fouryears, but it's kicking off with this today. the headline that comes out of it is a warning that equality in the uk is making a mockery of democracy. what is meant by that? those aren't our words. i think that was a direct quote, but i might be wrong. we are launching a very big reveal of inequality, not just we are launching a very big reveal of inequality, notjust income, but health, wealth, and life expectancy. but political participation is one of the things that matter is about inequality, does it make some people feel much more powerful or less powerful than others? we are looking at that from a uk perspective, we are drawing lessons from the us, and the rest of europe and one of the things that we are seeing today is, you know, th

the institute for fiscal studies say that failing to tackle inequality is storing up problems for ournt, but i don't think it's as important in explaining what's happening in britain today, for instance, as inequality in access to education, inequality in access to health, inequality in political access. it will take a while to piece together, but the hope is that this investigation will not only describe inequalities but suggest ways to tackle them. colletta smith, bbc news. the rate of unemployment in the uk has fallen to its lowest since the end of 197a. it went down to 3.8% in the three months to march. however, for people in work, wage growth has slowed. our economics correspondent andy verity reports. if this is the tightest market for recruiting people in 45 years across the economy, in the catering trade, it's off the scale. dan smith runs a restaurant in kent with a michelin star, but he can't attract or keep the chefs he needs. the number of vacancies in restaurants and also hotels is higher than everywhere else. just to hang onto people, dan's been offering four day weeks,

the institute for fiscal studies say that failing to tackle inequality not only damages our economy,ith, bbc news. a jury in california has awarded more than £2 billion to a couple who say the world's most widely—used weedkiller, roundup, was responsible for their cancer. the german pharmaceutical company bayer bought monsanto, the makers of roundup, last year. it's the third time bayer has been ordered to pay damages over the product. the company is appealing the decision. a new state—of—the—art treatment centre for military personnel is opening its doors for the first time today. the defence medical rehabilitation centre, at stanford hall near loughborough, aims to help members of the armed forces get back to work following serious injury. our correspondent phil mackie is there for us this morning. is this the new headley court? is that the plan? people have seen films and documentaries about headley court, everything has been moved here to this state—of—the—art facility. this the prosthetics room, we were in one of the gems previously, this is where people come who have lost lower

opportunities in the uk are becoming so extreme they are threatening democracy, according to the institute for fiscal studies runaway incomes for high earners but rises in deaths of despair, such as from addiction and suicide, among the poorest. 0ur consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports. inequality is a big problem in the uk. in fact, inequality is a big problem in the uk. infact, we inequality is a big problem in the uk. in fact, we got the highest income inequality of any developed country except for the united states. the starting point for this investigation asked some big differences that lots of us feel on a daily basis. children from single—parent families are more likely to come from a lower income bracket. the gender pay gap gets even bigger after a woman has given birth stop and men from the richest areas of the country live on average ten yea rs areas of the country live on average ten years longer than those from the poorest areas country. and that's a gap that is getting even bigger. james and bethany each have a postgraduate degree but they've struggled to make ends meet their f

a report from the institute for fiscal studies says spending on council services has been cut by morehe past nine years, though councils have been trying to protect care services for adults and children. separate research analysed by the bbc has identified eleven local authorities which have been warned that they risk exhausting their cash reserves unless they cut spending or get an increase in funding. the government says it will set out reforms to the social care system at the earliest opportunity, and it has made nearly four billion pounds in adult social care funding available for councils next year. here‘s our social affairs correspondent alison holt. where are you ? i‘m only here. we‘re going to go this way now. why? i want to be here. rachel blackford and her mother, barbara, are at the sharp end of financial pressures local authorities are facing. barbara has severe dementia, and their county council, somerset, closed the day centre they relied on as it tried to balance its books. the authority offered alternatives, but, for rachel, this was vital support that worked. i‘m desp

the institute for fiscal studies say that failing to tackle inequality is storing up problems for ourthink it's as important in explaining what's happening in britain today, for instance, as inequality in access to education, inequality in access to health, inequality in political access. it will take a while to piece together, but the hope is that this investigation will not only describe inequalities but suggest ways to tackle them. colletta smith, bbc news. i think it's fair to say he's one of britain's best—loved actors, appearing in a stream of popular dramas since the 1980s. but now trevor eve has taken on a new challenge and written his debut novel. it's a thriller tackling the themes of revenge, and redemption and elements of mental health, and draws at times on his own experiences. before i talk to trevor, i want to share with the viewers one of his best known roles in waking the dead. so the key to this is jamesjensen, a writer who confessed to the murders originally. he just walked in off the street, into a police station, and signed a confession saying that he was guilty.

meanwhile, the institute for fiscal studies warns it will be difficult for local authorities to carryproviding essential care and support. here is our social affairs correspondent alison holt. i'm only here. we're going to go this way now. why? i want to be here. rachel blackford and her mother, barbara, are at the sharp end of financial pressures local authorities are facing. barbara has severe dementia, and the day centre they relied upon was closed as it tried to balance its books. the authority offered alternatives, but for rachel, this was vital support, that worked. i am desperate, and i'm not the only one. you know, lifelines being cut. you just think, if they don't listen to our pleas, how is the future going to evolve? over the ten months we followed somerset county council, it had to make £13 million of cuts or go bust. it meant painful decisions for the director of adult care services, who had to make a show of savings despite the need for care. this last year has been the hardest in my professional career, because i see ever more people who we are not providing the level a

the independent institute for fiscal studies says high earners are enjoying runaway incomes, but "deathsamong the poorest. our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan, has the story. in recent decades, the united kingdom has grown to become the fifth largest economy in the world. for many, however, it doesn't feel that way. on the edge of the city's richest, this market caters to those with pennies, not porsches. inequality is part of their daily lives. compared to the multi-million pound property is right next door. you have to fight to get your repairs done. then you have the rich next door, who have got less than five seconds to get something fixed for nothing. there is social housing, but there isn't, is there? it is all privatised. people have bought them and rented them out at extortionate prices. the rising cost of living means tens of thousands of people have been priced out, although some have profited. tell me about your place on the isle of dogs. we bought the land 32 years ago and we built the house which cost 69,000 at the time. and now it is worth 1.4 million. inequa

, but these are very important findings, they need to be investigated and i'm glad the institute for fiscal studieso inequality in modern britain because we need to know actual facts and figures about how bad the situation is. let's look at the mirror, 82p an hour walk of shame are migrant workers who were involved in getting ready for the world cup and qatar. yes in 2022, they have long been criticisms of they have long been criticisms of the state of the human rights abuses in qatar, the government insists these are not happening, this indentured labour with people coming from particularly from places like bangladesh and the philippines, and price of lebanon, they soak the sort of countries getting provinces that they don't materialise —— promises, and they are effectively setting back by sending back and owing money for the way they had been sent to qatar, they have been debts and on a very big scale, and it seems despite promises of improvement and care and in improvement in wages and etc, nothing has actually changed, amnesty international again, with the human rights watch in the previous sto

the director of the institute for fiscal studies said that the policy would "end up having quite a negativeeffect on young people." but we don't need to rely on quotes to know what would happen to young people under a policy like that. we can just look at the record of the last labour government on youth employment. under the last labour government, youth unemployment rose by 44%. under the conservatives in government, youth unemployment has fallen by 50%. >> [background talk] mr. corbyn: i seem to recall , mr. speaker that it was the , conservative party that opposed the national minimum wage in 1997. i seem to recall it was the conservative party that predicted millions of jobs would be lost because we wanted decent pay for people. but why, mr. speaker, does this government continue to punish our young people? since 2000 -- well, since 2010, the conservative party, with its liberal democrat accomplices, has trebled tuition fees, abolished the education maintenance allowance, and cut child benefit. and while wages remain lower than a decade ago, and housing costs have soared, more and more

the independent institute for fiscal studies, says high earners are enjoying runaway incomes, but "deathse, are on the rise among the poorest. our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan, has the story. in recent decades, the united kingdom has grown to become the fifth largest economy in the world. for many, however, it doesn't feel that way. on the edge of the city's richest, this market caters to those with pennies, not porsches. inequality is part of their daily lives. compared to the multi—million pound property is right next door. you have to fight to get your repairs done. then you have the rich next door, who have got less than five seconds to get something fixed for nothing. there is social housing, but there isn't, is there? it is all privatised. people have bought them and rented them out at extortionate prices. the rising cost of living means tens of thousands of people have been priced out, although some have profited. tell me about your place on the isle of dogs. we bought the land 32 years ago and we built the house which cost 69,000 at the time. and now it is worth

opportunities in the uk are becoming so extreme they are threatening democracy, according to the institute for fiscal studiesrt found almost a 10—year gap in male life expectancy between the richest and poorest areas. the think tank is launching what it calls the biggest analysis of inequality in the country. the head of the national crime agency wants her budget doubled to deal with what she describes as the "staggering" threat posed by organised gangs across the uk. lynne owens says that without extra investment of nearly three—billion—pounds over three years, members of the public would "feel the consequences". the home office says it's continuing to invest in the right capabilities and law enforcement tools. the american actor felicity huffman is facing a four—month prison sentence after pleading guilty to her part in the us university admissions scandal. at a court in boston, the desperate housewives star admitted paying $15,000 for her daughter's exam answers to be secretly corrected. in addition to the sentence, prosecutors are recommending a $20,000 fine. huffman is among 50 people to be charged in r

that all of the information by the rowntree foundation, by the resolution foundation, the institute for fiscal studies wejust detailed response from the dwp or the government, we just haven't engaged with the very detailed statistical and other analyses in a very different direction. are you running when you accuse the department for work and pensions of creating effectively the modern version of the 19th century warehouses —— are you wrong. made infamous by charles dickens. do you stand by that? workhouses were famous for trying to make the receipt of any sort of benefits as unpleasant as possible, for using very severe sanctions and for ensuring that the levels of assistance that were provided in the workhouses were so grim that people would not at all want to stay there. that is fine, if you can get out and you can work, you shouldn't be in a work else. but if you have a disability, if you have a family situation, if you have an illness, if you have a skill that is no longer wanted, you should be able to get benefits that are decent and to live on. thank you so much for joining us, philip alston. t

they may have changed the name but the institute for fiscal studies says that child poverty will rise one year, but there is not enough money to properly feed our children or pay workers a decent wage, then we have failed as a society. this country is seeing the rich get richer while the poor get poorer, while the government is in the pocket of the super—rich elite. more children in poverty, more pensioners in poverty, more people struggling to make ends meet. when is she and her government going to reverse the tax giveaways to the super—rich and make sure they pay theirfair share of to the super—rich and make sure they pay their fair share of taxes? so we can end the scandal, it is a scandal, of inequality in modern britain? the right honourable gentleman talks about... as i pointed out, the top 1% are paying more in income tax today than i ever died under a labour government. but what are we of the scene from labour injust the what are we of the scene from labour in just the past week? the what are we of the scene from labour injust the past week? the labour party has a plan for a s

for the low-paid. >> they may have changed the name but the institute of fiscal studies says child poverty will rise to over 5,000,000 x 2022 at the current rate, and the richest thousand people in britain, by 50 billion pounds in one year. not enough money to properly feed our children or pay workers a decent wage, then we have failed as a society. this is seeing the rich get richer and the poor get poorer and the government in the pockets of the superrich elite. more children in poverty, more people struggling to make ends meet. when is she and her government going to reverse the tax giveaways to the superrich and make sure they pay their fair share of taxes so we can end the scandal, and it is a scandal of any quality in modern britain. >> the right honorable gentleman talks about the top 1% of paying more in income tax today than they ever did under the labor government. what we see for labor in the past week, labor party has a plan for a system where everybody in this country would get benefits. and had out to hedge fund managers paid for by tax hikes on working people, labor policy, money for

in a separate report, the institute for fiscal studies says spending on council services has been cuta fifth over the past nine years. councils have been trying to protect care services for adults and children. the government says it will set out the forms —— reforms for the social care system at the earliest opportunity. the health secretary matt hancock told the bbc the approach to social ca re told the bbc the approach to social care needs to change. i've already talked about the different ways of making sure we have a properly funded social care system in the long term, firstly making sure there is more money up front, and i have secured an extra almost £1 billion, going into social care, so there is 110w going into social care, so there is now almost 10% more money in social care, there is increasing demand, we have put more money in, but we need a solution for the long—term wear, instead of this year by year process, we all know and can plan with confidence. the speaker of the house of commons has confirmed he won't stand down while there are what he described as momentous event