thank you so much for joining us, philip alston. thank you.etty good views. but we have cumulus cloud in the sky in east sussex at the moment. it is thicker across north wales and northern england. a few showers here which clear away during the afternoon. the greatest weather is across scotland and with that, heavy showers across the north and east in particular where it will feel chilly this afternoon, temperatures 11—12dc. elsewhere, warm sunny spells and highs of 21 or 22 degrees. tonight, this continues across the north east of scotland, a brisk north—westerly wind here. elsewhere, some clear spells, overnight temperatures down to six to 10 degrees. on thursday, more warm and sunny to six to 10 degrees. on thursday, more warm and sunny spells for most of us across the uk and temperatures up of us across the uk and temperatures up to 23 degrees in the south east of england. a little bit cooler further north and even here, temperatures about the mid—to—high teens. goodbye for now. you're watching bbc newsroom live — it's 11am and these are t

philip the professor philip alston that you represent an extreme poverty and author of that report sir thank you and that is it for me in the team here in london let's go back to daryn in doha barbara thank you very much now the south african politicians have formally reelected serum of course as president. took the oath alongside new members of parliament in cape town a.n.c. won the general election early this month with its thinnest majority since coming to power in 1904 at the end of apartheid from a post that will be inaugurated as president on saturday. to explain.

this is the conclusion of professor philip alston, an investigator on extreme poverty who toured thechanan. for nearly a fortnight last november, philip alston toured the uk, listening and talking to some of the country's poorest residents and what he found pulled him, a nationwide network of food banks, rising levels of child poverty and homelessness as well as huge cuts to benefits, policing and legal. in a blistering report today, he says the changes since 2010 are the consequences of a deliberate choice. politicians, he says, chose to target the poor and continue to do so. the chancellor has consistently used any the chancellor has consistently used a ny excess the chancellor has consistently used any excess funds for other purposes, weather it's any excess funds for other purposes, weather its tax cuts, weather it's to bring down the debt even further, while all this misery is going on around. professor alston describes the department for work and pensions has been asked to produce a digital version of the 19th—century workhouse, saying there are harsh and uncaring ethos has eme

this is the conclusion of professor philip alston — an investigator on extreme poverty who toured the, people on low incomes seem destined to lead lives that are "solitary and short". the comments have infuriated ministers. here's our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan. for nearly a fortnight last november, philip alston toured the uk, listening and talking to some of the country's poorest residents. what he found appalled him — a nationwide network of food banks, rising levels of child poverty and homelessness, as well as huge cuts to benefits, policing and legal aid. in a blistering report today, he says the changes since 2010 are the consequences of a deliberate choice. politicians, he says, chose to target the poor, and continue to do so. the chancellor has consistently used any excess funds for other purposes, whether it's tax cuts, whether it's to bring down the debt even further, while all this misery is going on around. professor alston describes the department for work and pensions as being asked to produce a digital version of the 19th century workhouse, saying t

philip a professor philip alston that you represent an extreme poverty and author of that report sir thank you and that is it for me in the team here in london let's go back to there in doha . barbara thank you very much now the south african politicians have formally reelected serum of course as president. took the oath alongside new members of parliament in cape town a.n.c. won the general election early this month with its thinnest majority since coming to power in 1904 at the end of apartheid from a post that will be inaugurated as president on saturday. 2 explosions have killed at least 9 people in the somali capital mogadishu in one attack a car bomb targeted a convoy of politicians heading towards the presidential palace member of parliament was among those killed the armed group al-shabaab says it was behind the attack. china's 3 biggest airlines are demanding compensation from boeing after the troubled 737 max speed was grounded china was the 1st to take its fleet out of service when a 2nd 737 much plane crashed in ethiopia killing all on board now at china china southern ch

is in a state of denial about the 14000000 people living in poverty in this country professor philip alston says the u.k. social safety net has been deliberately removed and replaced with a harsh and uncaring ethos my analysis is based on not just the many interviews that i undertook both before going to the u.k. and when i was there but also on a whole slew of reports that have been produced by think tanks and civil society groups respected economic groups and so on in the u.k. what they point to is 14000000 people living in poverty in the united kingdom a staggering prediction which everyone seems to accept something like 40 percent of british children will live in poverty within a couple of years rising rates of homelessness. food bank you seeds through the roof. increasing concern about suicides even lower life expectancy in some areas so overall while the economy is thriving in the united kingdom what we see is a social situation which is not just neglected brothers essentially being allowed to slide pretty dramatically in 2 major difficulties the un general assembly has demanded the p

this is the conclusion of professor philip alston, an investigator on extreme poverty who toured theirs correspondent, michael buchanan. for nearly a fortnight last november, philip alston toured the uk, listening and talking to some of the country's poorest residents. what he found appalled him — a nationwide network of food banks, rising levels of child poverty and homelessness, as well as huge cuts to benefits, policing and legal aid. in a blistering report today, he says the changes since 2010 are the consequences of a deliberate choice. politicians, he says, chose to target the poor, and continue to do so. the chancellor has consistently used any excess funds for other purposes, whether it's tax cuts, whether it's to bring down the debt even further, while all this misery is going on around. professor alston describes the department for work and pensions as being asked to produce a digital version of the 19th century workhouse, saying that a harsh and uncaring ethos has emerged. ministers have described the report as a barely believable documentation of britain, saying they spen