cameron's special adviserfor social reform in number 10, and previously a member of the social mobility commissionr theresa may risked jeopardising the commitment she made to social mobility during her first speech as prime minister. i think it is easy to make a speech like that, especially in the moment when you become prime minister and take office. what you mustjudge a government on is what it does, as alan milburn said earlier. and the commission, which i used to be a part of, has taken a view that they are losing much more than they are winning now, and on balance they are saying they don't see much prospect for it. i think there are some good initiatives taking place in government but i don't know if there is the leadership, the dynamism, the courage to really grip some of britain's deepest social challenges and make this a real priority of the government, and i think that is the challenge, and alan is flagging the issue of brexit, but you've also got i think a general lack of determination in number 10 and elsewhere to deal with the really tough issues. one of the problems, there is almost

getting social mobility commission, if you wa nt to social mobility commission, if you want to put itif 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

he has clearly chosen, along with his colleague on the board of the social mobility commission, not toietly. he has come out with his resignation letter, which has been published this morning, saying that in his view, the government is talking a lot about social mobility and the need to tackle inequality in various parts of the uk, at those words are not being translated into action. he puts that down to brexit come in one word. a lot of time, energy and resources are being focused on the effort to leave the european union, that they have not got capacity to get much else done. he was asked about the way in which he has decided to leave his post with immediate effect. the government, probably for understandable reasons, is focused on brexit, and seems to lack the bandwidth to be able to translate the rhetoric of healing social division and promoting social justice into reality, so i am afraid i reached the conclusion that there was only so long we can go on pushing water uphill. so, was only so long we can go on pushing water uphill. 50, alan milburn clearly frustrated. we heard him us

all four board members of the government's social mobility commission have stood down in protest at what they say is a lack of progress towards a fairer britain. ex—labour minister alan milburn, who chairs the commission, said he had little hope the current government could make the necessary progress, downing street insists it is working to provide opportunities for all. here's our political correspondent, alex forsyth. when theresa may became prime minister she stood in downing street and made a promise. the government i lead will be driven, not by the interests of the privileged few, but by yours. when it comes to opportunity, we won't entrench the advantages of the fortunate few. we will do everything we can to help anybody, whatever your background, to go as far as your talents will take you. but the government's senior adviser in improving social mobility has now left his job with immediate effect, saying he had little hope the government could make progress in bringing about a fairer britain. in his resignation letter, alan milburn said the government was: a sentiment he shared on

the headlines at 2.00pm: all four board members of the government's social mobility commission resign — the chairman says he has little hope of achieving anything when the government is so focused on brexit. the government, probably for understandable reasons, is focused on brexit and seems to lack the bandwidth to be able to translate the rhetoric of healing social division and promoting social justice into reality. a new scheme to make it easier for children in england to access mental health services is outlined by the government. it's 50 years since the world's first successful heart transplant — the surgery revolutionised the way heart disease is treated. i was a second—year medical student in london, and it was of similar impact to people walking on the moon for the first time, or president kennedy being shot in dallas. severe disruption for rail passengers on routes to and from london euston, due to emergency repairs on downed overhead power lines. and in half an hour, the week in parliament looks at reaction in westminster to the us president's retweet of a british far—right g

four members of the social mobility commission were stood down at the weekend. the weekend. the commission'sjob is to check on the government's progress in bringing children out of poverty and providing opportunities for all communities. at the chairman, the former labour cabinet minister alan milburn, resigned, saying he had little hope that the current government could make progress on social mobility because it was too focused on brexit. it gave lib dem leader sir vince cable the opportunity to ask ministers about the resignations in the commons. opportunity to ask ministers about the resignations in the commonslj don't the resignations in the commons.” don't think conservatives have ever claimed to be a party of equality, but they have always claimed to be a party of equality of opportunity, in other words, social mobility. and when the prime minister took office, her first speech set out very clearly the objectives to do everything to help anybody, whatever their background, to go as far as their background, to go as far as their talents would take them. so

the chair of the government's social mobility commission resigns, saying he has little hope of achieving anything when the government is so focused on brexit. the government, probably for understandable reasons, is focused on brexit and seems to lack the bandwith to be able to translate the rhetoric of healing social division and promoting social justice into reality. president trump faces accusations that he obstructed justice, a new scheme to make it easier for children in england to access mental health services is outlined by the government. president trump faces accusations that he obstructed justice, after suggesting he'd known that his former national security adviser had lied to the fbi. and, in half an hour here on bbc news, click takes a look at the latest in disability tech — including object recognition and "sign to text" translation. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. all four board members of the government's social mobility commission have stood down in protest at what they say is a lack of progress towards a fairer britain. ex—labour minister alan milburn, who chairs

the entire board of the government's social mobility commission resigns — saying theresa may's rhetoricsn't matched by reality. president trump hits out at the fbi in a series of angry tweets, claiming the agency's reputation is in tatters. also in the next hour... supermoon rising. skywatchers get their first glimpse of a larger and brighter—looking moon — as it reaches its closest point to earth. and in half an hour, bbc radio 5 live‘s anna foster hosts the biggest conversation about mum and mental health — that's in hashtag mumtakeover. good evening and welcome to bbc news. theresa may is coming under increasing pressure, to adopt a tougher line during brexit negotiations, as she prepares to travel to brussels tomorrow for talks with the president of the european commission. an influential group of brexit supporters has written an open letter urging the prime minister to refuse to settle the uk's so—called "divorce bill" unless brussels agrees to a series of new demands. here's our political correspondent, alex forsyth. they have met plenty of times before, always appearing friendly,

the chair of the government's social mobility commission — and his team resign, warning that the primeinister is failing to build a "fairer britain." the government, probably for understandable reasons, is focused on brexit and seems to lack the bandwith to be able to translate the rhetoric of healing social division and promoting socialjustice into reality. president trump faces accusations that he obstructed justice, after suggesting he'd known that his former national security adviser had lied to the fbi. children in england are to get access to mental health support at school or college under government plans to improve services. big shout and given! england struggling in the ashes. they have lost a n struggling in the ashes. they have lost an early wicket. they chase more than 400 runs in adelaide. and, in half—an—hour here on bbc news, dateline london discusses why ireland's border could be a brexit barrier, come monday. good morning and welcome to bbc news. all four board members of the government's social mobility commission have stood down in protest at what they say is a lack

the entire board of the government's social mobility commission resigns, saying theresa may's rhetoric isn't matched by reality. the government, probably for understandable reasons, is focused on brexit and seems to lack the bandwidth to be able to translate the rhetoric about converting social justice into a reality. pressure on the prime minister to refuse to settle the uk's "divorce bill" unless the eu agrees to a series of demands. donald trump hits out at the fbi in a series of angry tweets, claiming the agency's reputation is in tatters a new scheme to make it easier for children in england to access mental health services is outlined by the government. also in the next hour... it's 50 years since the world first successful heart transplant it's 50 years since the world's first successful heart transplant. the surgery revolutionised the way heart disease is treated. i was iwasa i was a second—year medical student in london, and it was of similar impact to people walking on the moon for the first time, or president kennedy being shot in dallas. and england's cricketers face a batt

social mobility and his quitting. we are talking about the social mobility commission, before 0rd members have resigned about the fact mobility. —— the four board members. the sunday telegraph next. tories at war over europeanjudges the sunday telegraph next. tories at war over european judges is the the sunday telegraph next. tories at war over europeanjudges is the main story. this is a row about brexit and the role of the european court ofjustice. and also you might be able to spot one of a wobbly 793 pictures of meghan markle... roughly. give or take one or two. the daily star is probably the only paper not to have meghan markle on the front. they are talking about england fans in world cup hell. they say there will be a big problem with hooliganism and there's crime in some of the cities. big problems with crime, where the england team will be having some of their matches, especially in a city where they will play, belgium. ticket prices could be as much as £40,000 to go and support england in russia for the world cup. of course the jaw took place just the other day. not bad for england in the group stages. finge

we had a mass resignation of the board of the social mobility commission.t be replaced anyway. but the prospect is that things will get worse for those who are already poor. they are devastating figures, no doubt about it. the first thing to point out is this is the first increase in child poverty in 20 years. they found 700,000 more young people and pensioners are living beneath the bread line. if you think that is bad, a separate study for the institute for fiscal studies said 5.2 million children will be living in poverty in the next five years. it isa in poverty in the next five years. it is a truly terrifying figure. the figures out today, 700,000, this has already happened already in the last four years. the criticism of the prime minister is she made that speech everyone admired in downing street when she took over. she said the government would look after the downtrodden not the favoured few. but the criticism is clearly that shejust made a but the criticism is clearly that she just made a speech without action. austerity is not over. a long way to

the headlines: all four board members of the government's social mobility commission have resigned, intest at what they see as a lack of progress towards a "fairer britain" the government, probably for understandable reasons, is focused on brexit and seems to lack the bandwith to be able to translate the rhetoric of healing social division and promoting social justice into reality. the government sets out plans to make it easierfor children in england to get access to mental health services. schools and colleges will be encouraged to appoint staff who'll work with the nhs to provide specialist support. it's 50 years since the world first successful heart transplant. the surgery revolutionised the way heart disease is treated. severe disruption for rail passengers on routes to and from london euston for emergency repairs on downed overhead power lines. now on bbc news it's time for the travel show. this week, we meet some people taking on their own special travel challenges. man, you look hench, man! you've been working out! yeah! i'm in the usa to catch up with competitors taking part

all four board members of the government's social mobility commission have stood down in protest at whaty is a lack of progress towards a fairer britain. ex—labour minister alan milburn, who chairs the commission, said he had little hope the current government could make the necessary progress, but downing street insists it is working to provide opportunities for all. here's our political correspondent, alex forsyth. when theresa may became prime minister she stood in downing street and made a promise. the government i lead will be driven not by the interests of the privileged few but by yours. when it comes to opportunity, we weren't in trench the advantages of the fortunate few. we will do everything we can to help everybody, whatever your background, to go as far as your talents will ta ke to go as far as your talents will take you. but the government's senior adviser in improving social mobility has now left his job with immediate effect, saying he had little hope the government could make progress in bringing about a fairer britain. in his resignation letter, alan milburn said the g

so alan milburn has quit today as her social mobility tsar, taking with him three other members of the commissionard, a former tory education secretary. it is embarrassing. not completely unexpected because there is a back story to this, which is of course, alan milburn, who has been the social mobility tsarfor alan milburn, who has been the social mobility tsar for quite a long time, his position came to an end this summer and the post is being readvertised. so he's making political capital from this, because i think his position was going to be readvertised. it was open for other applications and he has come out and saidi applications and he has come out and said i am quitting and this government is not doing enough to mend the divisions of our society and make it easierfor poorer mend the divisions of our society and make it easier for poorer people to access wealth, jobs and opportunities. james, it is time for the sunday papers to report on their front pages, could he be accused of gesture politics by the prime minister? yes, he hasjumped before he was pushed. he is a former tony blairminist

government will have to consider who will need to fill those shoes, and all the members of the social mobility commissionst month. one of their key complaints was that they had to take a back—seat, and that brexit was sucking up all the energy and leaving other causes underfunded and under—resourced. leaving other causes underfunded and under-resourced. thank you very much indeed. a man has been arrested in sheffield on suspicion of a terror related plot. 0ur correspondent has sent us this update. counterterror police say they arrested a man at about iipm yesterday in the city. he's 21, he's from an area nearby, and he was arrested on suspicion of the preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism. two properties were searched by police today, one a residential address and another business. people in the area have said that they have seen a police presence in the area. all this comes after four earlier arrests in connection with this investigation. two people appeared in court yesterday charged with terror offences. another was released without charge just before christmas and another remains in custody

the headlines: all four board members of the government's social mobility commission have resigned, in protest at what they see as a lack of progress towards a "fairer britain". the government, probably for understandable reasons, is focused on brexit and seems to lack the bandwith to be able to translate the rhetoric of healing social division and promoting social justice into reality. donald trump faces accusations of obstructing justice, after suggesting that he knew his former national security advisor, michael flynn, had lied to the fbi about contacts with russia before the president fired him. the government sets out plans to make it easierfor children in england to get access to mental health services. schools and colleges will be encouraged to appoint staff who'll work with the nhs to provide specialist support. now on bbc news, it's time for the 100 women challenge, which this week is looking at how to make our streets safer. we are challenging teams of women in four locations around the world. to tackle the everyday problems that blight their lives in the workplace. you need

all four board members of the government's social mobility commission have resigned in protest at whaty see as a lack of progress towards a "fairer britain". the government, probably for understandable reasons, is focused on brexit and seems to lack the bandwidth to be able to translate the rhetoric of promoting social justice into reality. the government sets out plans to make it easierfor children in england to get access to mental health services. schools and colleges will be encouraged to appoint staff who'll work with the nhs to provide specialist support. it's 50 years since the world's first successful heart transplant — the surgery revolutionised the way heart disease is treated. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week... the latest disability tech with object recognition, sign to text translation and snow feet. over the past few years, some of the most fascinating technologies we've featured on the show have been the ones that help people with disabilities. as the world's first bionic games proved, the possibilities now emerging offer so much potential, whether it be i

all four members of the board of the uk government's social mobility commission have resigned, in protestignation letter seen by the observer newspaper, alan milburn, the former labour minister who led the commission, said he had "little hope" that 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. earlier i spoke with our political correspondent alex forsyth, and asked her how damaging this is for the government. it is undoubtedly damaging because theresa may made it her persona mission. she stood on steps of downing street, she said she wanted to create a more equal society. she made it a priority for her as prime minister. so i think what really is damaging is when you read the resignation letter from alan milburn, in which he says he doesn't doubt the prime minister's person commitment to social justice, but he doesn't believe the government has the capacity to make it happen, to deliver any meaningful action in that

the head of the social mobility commission says he's resigning, amid claims the government's focus onit cannot concentrate on tackling social inequality. the departure of the former labour cabinet minister, alan milburn, comes days after the commission's annual report warned of alienation in many communities outside london. but the government has defended its record on social mobility, saying it was already planning to replace mr milburn, asjonathan blake reports. your chances of getting a job, finding a good school for your children and being able to afford somewhere decent to live. issues at the heart of social mobility. and from day one in power, tackling inequality was a personal priority for theresa may. the mission to make britain a country that works for everyone means more than fighting these injustices. if you are from an ordinary working class family, life is much harder than many people in westminster realise. but for the former labour cabinet minister alan milburn, who was until now in charge of monitoring the government's progress on social mobility, not enough is being d

the entire board of the government's social mobility commission resigns — saying theresa may's rhetoricatched by reality. donald trump hits out at the fbi in a series of angry tweets, claiming the agency's reputation is in tatters. a lorry driver who crashed into stationary traffic on the m6 — after falling asleep at the wheel — is jailed for 16 months. also in the next hour: supermoon rising. skywatchers get their first glimpse of a larger and brighter—looking moon — as it reaches its closest point to earth. manchester city when 13th premier league match in a row with a victory over west ham. more to come in sports day — in half an hour. good evening and welcome to bbc news. theresa may is coming under increasing pressure, to adopt a tougher line during brexit negotiations, as she prepares to travel to brussels tomorrow, for talks with the president of the european commission. an influential group of brexit supporters has written an open letter, urging the prime minister to refuse to settle the uk‘s so—called ‘divorce bill,‘ unless brussels agrees to a series of new demands. here‘s our

the headlines: all four board members of the government's social mobility commission have resigned inwhat they see as a lack of progress towards a fairer britain. the government, probably for understandable reasons, is focused on brexit and seems to lack the bandwith to be able to translate the rhetoric of healing social division and promoting social justice into reality. donald trump hits out at the fbi in a series of angry tweets, claiming the agency's reputation was in tatters and "the worst in history". the government sets out plans to make it easierfor children in england to get access to mental health services. schools and colleges will be encouraged to appoint staff who'll work with the nhs to provide specialist support. it's 50 years since the world's first successful heart transplant. the surgery revolutionised the way heart disease is treated. now on bbc news in an exclusive interview, the bbc catches up with former fi world champion nico rosberg to hear about his plans for the future and his take on this year's fi championship. there has been a big shock in the world of for

a labour peer resigning, the second such resignation in a month, we had the head of the social mobility commissionriticism for theresa may could be that she is struggling to create a centre growing consensus with cross—party working. those in the tory party will say, it was not before time, his resignation was overdue. what of the point that he raises, about the fact that the civil service is obviously having to concentrate a great deal and brexit related policy, presumably his argument is that they could be doing other more important things? exactly. other more important things? exa ctly. h e other more important things? exactly. he is not the first person to make the point that brexit is sucking up all the political energy and time and space on the airwaves. it is very difficult to focus on other things. we have heard theresa may say that she wants to be something other than mad brexit. it is very difficult because brexit is dominating and the eu withdrawal bill, which is set to go to the house of lords next year, is one of the most significant pieces of legislation ever to go through. this is n

the entire board of the government‘s social mobility commission resigns — saying theresa may‘s rhetoricies of angry tweets, claiming the agency‘s reputation is in tatters. a lorry driver who crashed into stationary traffic on the m6 — after falling asleep at the wheel — is jailed for 16 months. also in the next hour: supermoon rising. skywatchers get their first glimpse of a larger and brighter—looking moon — as it reaches its closest point to earth.

the observer, may‘s social mobility commission wrote to quits. milburn and the other three. for people in total. this is disastrous overall. social mobility is more then, are you rich or poor? it isa is more then, are you rich or poor? it is a case of if you are born poon it is a case of if you are born poor, what are your chances of moving up the income scale and sharing in the games we are seeing in the country. if you look at the reports the commission has put out over the past few years, devastating. we know the impact of that because when you look at the vote of the referendum, the people that were not actually benefiting from social mobility are disproportionately located in those areas which voted out. we have harissa made coming to power last year and talking about the fact that this should be a country for all, not just a few this should be a country for all, notjust a few —— theresa may. these people are saying, you are not to —— priority in this. it is falling by the wayside when you are focusing on brexit. that is slightly the point t

the entire board of the government's social mobility commission resigns — saying theresa may's rhetoricmp hits out at the fbi in a series of angry tweets, claiming the agency's reputation is in tatters. also in the next hour... supermoon rising. skywatchers get their first glimpse of a larger and brighter—looking moon — as it reaches its closest point to earth. and in half an hour, bbc radio 5 live's anna foster hosts the biggest conversation about mum and mental health —

all four board members of the government's social mobility commission have resigned, in protest at what they see as a lack of progress towards a "fairer britain". donald trump hits out at the fbi in a series of angry tweets, claiming the agency's reputation is in tatters and skywatchers begin catching glimpses of this month's "supermoon", when the moon appears larger and brighter in the sky. an meet the author this week, aiken kempley gothic novel which reached the man booker short list. this raw, powerful story is from first—time novelist. now on bbc news, sportsday. good evening, welcome to sportsday with me jessica creighton. coming up: england's cricketers endure another tough day in the second ashes test in adelaide. manchester city again leave it late as their winning run continues against west ham. and history for hewett, he's the first british singles champion at the wheelchair masters. lots to come this sunday evening, including the latest on tiger woods‘ comeback. but cricket first, england had another difficult day in adelaide. joe root‘s decision to bowl first was again unde

the members of the border of the government's social mobility commission have resigned. i pray they have cited a lack of leadership. —— they have cited a lack of leadership. the family of a 14—year—old boy who died after he was hit by a car on the m67 motorway have said they are "completely heartbroken". samuel berkley was found critically injured nearjunction three at hyde yesterday afternoon. barclays bank says it will no longer offer a russian anti—virus software programme free to customers after warnings it could be exploited by the kremlin. kaspersky lab denies any links to the russian government. and meet the author this week i'm joined by the author kate mozley. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the economics commentator and author dharshini david and the us broadcaster and commentator charlie wolf. tomorrow's front pages. the observer leads with the news that alan milburn has resigned in protest at the government's policies. the sunday times goes with the same story, reporting that mr milburn acc

all four board members of the government's social mobility commission have resigned, in protest at whatas a lack of progress towards a "fairer britain". the white house says north korea's nuclear ambitions, and to the world"; - a lorry driver who crashed into stationary traffic on the m6 , after falling asleep at the wheel , is jailed for 16 months skywatchers begin catching glimpses of this month's "supermoon" — when the moon appears larger and brighter in the sky. on meet the author this week, my guest is fiona mozely whose contemporary gothic novel reached the man booker short list. this raw, powerful story, sometimes melodramatic, is her first powerful story, sometimes melodramatic, is herfirst novel. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me is the deputy political editor of the independent, rob merrick, and the author and broadcaster, natalie haynes. welcome. nice to see you. tomorrow's front pages... a number of tomorrow's front pages look ahead to the prime minister's meeting in brussels tomorrow. the times writes that a sen

all four board members of the government's social mobility commission have resigned, in protest at whattowards a "fairer britain". donald trump hits out at the fbi in a series of angry tweets, claiming the agency's reputation is in tatters. now on bbc news, sportsday. hello, i'm 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre. these are our headlines tonight: england are on the back—foot in the second ashes test in adelaide. it was almost unlucky 13 for manchester city, but the winning run continues with another late show, this time against the hammers. and history for hewett, he's the first british singles champion at the wheelchair masters. some late goals, a late try and ronnie 0'sullivan coming up but we'll start with another difficult day for england's cricketers. joe root‘s decision to bowl first was made to look even more foolhardy on the second day in adelaide as australia declared on a42 for 8 in the 2nd ashes test. england, who are already one down in the series, closed on 29 for 1. here's our sports correspondent andy swiss. shaun marsh has had a stop start career. he seemed shaun marsh

the headlines at 3.00pm: all four board members of the government's social mobility commission resignmatched by reality. the government, probably for understandable reasons, is focused on brexit and seems to lack the bandwidth to be able to translate the rhetoric of healing social division and promoting social justice into reality. a new scheme to make it easier for children in england to access mental health services is outlined by the government. it's 50 years since the world's first successful heart transplant — the surgery revolutionised the way heart disease is treated. i was a second—year medical student in london, and it was of similar impact to people walking on the moon for the first time, or president

the chair of the government's social mobility commission resigns, saying he has little hope of achieving so focused on brexit. the government, probably for understandable reasons, is focused on brexit and seems to lack the bandwith to be able to translate the rhetoric of healing social division and promoting social justice into reality. president trump faces accusations that he obstructed justice, a new scheme to make it easier for children in england to access mental health services is outlined by the government. president trump faces accusations that he obstructed justice, after suggesting he'd known that his former national security adviser had lied to the fbi. and, in half an hour here on bbc news, click takes a look at the latest in disability tech — including object recognition and "sign to text" translation.

all four members of the board of the government's social mobility commission have resigned in protest resignation letter seen by the observer newspaper, alan milburn, the former labour minister who led the commission, said he had "little hope" that 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. earlier, i spoke with our political correspondent alex forsyth, and asked her how damaging this is for the government. this is particularly damaging to theresa may because when she became prime minister, she stood outside downing street and made a personal pledge to tackle what she called "the burning injustices in society". when you read his message, he says he doesn't doubt the social commitment but he doesn't think the government can make it happen, to deliver any meaningful action in the area right now. and he in part blames brexit, saying the government is so focused, understandably, in his words on that, but it doesn

all four board members of the government's social mobility commission have resigned, in protest at whate as a lack of progress towards a "fairer britain". donald trump hits out at the fbi in a series of angry tweets, claiming the agency's reputation is in tatters. and skywatchers begin catching glimpses of this month's "supermoon" — when the moon appears larger and brighter in the sky. and coming up in a minute, bbc radio five live‘s anna foster hosts the biggest conversation about mums and mental health — that's in #mumta keover. now on bbc news, radio 5 live presenter anna foster hosts the uk's biggest conversation about mums and mental health at this special event held at the iconic blackpool tower. hello, everybody. we're here at the beautiful blackpool tower in this gorgeous circus to kick—start the uk's biggest conversation about mums and mental health. everything from post—natal depression, anxiety, loneliness, work—life balance, the whole lot. anything that you felt or talked about. we're going to be live. we got a0 plus... but no, that's not impressive. we got 400 plus mums in

the social mobility commission's most recent report described britain as a deeply divided nation.wo thirds of the areas where young people face the brightest prospects are now in london. while many coastal, rural, and former industrial areas are being left further behind. and former industrial areas are it singled out the midlands as the worst performing area in england. deprived areas registered some of the highest support for leaving the european union. of the highest support the government is now facing criticism that it is so focused on the process of brexit that it is ignoring some of the reasons that led people to vote for it. jonathan blake, bbc news. people to vote for it. president trump's national security advisor says the potential for war with north korea is increasing every day. general hr mcmaster, says america and its allies, are in a race to stop pyongyang achieving its nuclear ambitions but armed conflict isn't the only solution. let's speak to laura bicker, who's in washington. laura, who's in washington. these are sobering words fro the laura, these are sobering

also this morning: the government's entire social mobility commission resigns in protest at what it sayslt. more stretches of the british coastline get special status to help protect vulnerable wildlife and habitats. in sport, we'll have the latest from the ashes overnight. an early wicket for england but australia enjoy the better

if you're saying should we take the opportunity to refresh the social mobility commission, i think this does give us an opportunity to do that. but the purpose that we have in government does go across all of the range of social justice issues. just one example is the racial disparity order for example. pretty uncomfortable reading but the first time a government actually said let's look at what's happening out there. i would hope we've shown our commitment to this. >> you said when you took office, we will do everything we can to help everybody, whatever your background, to go as far as your talents will take you. you will now that just 1.1% of peoples get five good gcses. 60% of prison ners will be excluded. do you not agree that urgent action is needed to make schools more accountable for the educational outcomes of the children they exclude? >> i think the education department has been looking at this whole question of exclusions. you're absolutely right, there are some aspects of this that we should be concerned about. as you cited yourself, the percent of the prison population who

last month we saw the resignation of the head of the social mobility commission. how iranian authorities respond to anti—government protests in several cities. in a statement, it said iranians were fed up with the regime‘s corruption and its squandering of the nation‘s wealth to fund terrorism abroad. the us state department condemned the arrests of protesters yesterday. thousands of people are said to have joined demonstrations in cities throughout the country. several families left homeless by the grenfell tower fire have not received extra money promised to them by the council to help cover the cost of christmas. the royal borough of kensington and chelsea has apologised saying it made a mistake, after nearly 20 households promised the relief payments missed out. younger people will enjoy the biggest "inheritance boom" of any post—war generation — that‘s according to the think tank, the resolution foundation which analyses living standards. those born in the 805 and early 905, so—called millenials, will have to wait for the windfall though. the study estimates

. >> thank you, according to her own commission social mobility in britain is stalling and for many getting worse, not better. does she agree with the former chief of staff the last week of social mobility action plan was full of jargon, short on meaningful policy. >> i say to the honorable lady, playing an important role in disadvantaged young people to get off in life, that is not what i said but what the trust has said of the southern trust have a fine record helping people get on the life and if she wants some other quotes, the association of colleges of the plan set out in a vicious agenda to tackle long-standing and deep-seated inequality the education system struggles to overcome. it is a good plan that will make a difference to young people's lives. >> in the 1980s -- >> the other people, alex. >> in the 1980s, if vietnam was so wonderful why were millions of people out to leave it. with that in mind in second place of brexit negotiations if it is so wonderful why are so many seeking trade agreements? >> can i say to my honorable friend, countries around the world can trade but what

. >> thank you, according to her own commission social mobility in britain is stalling and for many getting worse, not better. does she agree with the former chief of staff the last week of social mobility action plan was full of jargon, short on meaningful policy. >> i say to the honorable lady, playing an important role in disadvantaged young people to get off in life, that is not what i said but what the trust has said of the southern trust have a fine record helping people get on the life and if she wants some other quotes, the association of colleges of the plan set out in a vicious agenda to tackle long-standing and deep-seated inequality the education system struggles to overcome. it is a good plan that will make a difference to young people's lives. >> in the 1980s -- >> the other people, alex. >> in the 1980s, if vietnam was so wonderful why were millions of people out to leave it. with that in mind in second place of brexit negotiations if it is so wonderful why are so many seeking trade agreements? >> can i say to my honorable friend, countries around the world can trade but what

according to her own commission social mobility in britain is stalling and for many it‘s getting worse that‘s not what i have said. it's life. that‘s not what i have said. it‘s what the sutton trust have said. the sutton trust have a fine record in helping disadvantaged young people get on in life. if she wa nts young people get on in life. if she wants some other quotes the association of colleges has said the plan sets out an ambitious agenda to tackle long standing and deep seated inequalities which the education system struggles to overcome. this isa system struggles to overcome. this is a good plan t will make a real difference to young people‘s lives. in the 1980s mrsthatcher famously commented... very unfair on the honourable gentleman. let's hear the fella. thank you. in the 1980s mrsthatcher famously commented if vietnam was so wonderful why were millions getting in boats to leave it? with that in mind, can i ask my right honourable friend when she goes on the second phase of brexit negotiations if wto rules are so wonderful, why do so many countries seek trade agreements? can