Welcome to bbc news. All four Board Members of the governments 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. The resignations also include the former conservative cabinet minister gillian shephard. Downing street insists it is working to provide opportunities for all. Heres 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 wont entrench 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 take you. But the governments 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 his departure, along with three senior members of his team, has been described as a loss by some campaigners. Downing street said it had already told mr milburn it planned to appoint a new chair as his term of office had ended. A spokesman said the government was committed to fighting injustice and had made good progress. Alex forsyth, bbc news. I have been getting more analysis on this from our Political Correspondent jonathan blake. It has come as a bit of a surprise. We understand Alan Milburns term in office came to an end officially injuly and he said downing street would be appointing somebody new to the role. He has decided not to go quietly. He has come out with this Resignation Letter which has been published this morning, saying in his view, the government is talking a lot about social mobility and the need to tackle inequality in various parts of the uk, but those words are not being translated into action. He puts that down to brexit in one word. A lot of time, energy and resources are being focused on the effort to leave the european union, but they are frankly, in Alan Milburns eyes, not sufficient capacity to get much else done. He was asked about the way in which he has decided to leave his post with immediate effect, on the Andrew Marr Show on bbc one earlier. 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 have reached the conclusion that there is only so long we can go on pushing water uphill. He is clearly frustrated. He used the phrase pushing water uphill. He has talked about indecision, lack of functionality and leadership and leadership on this issue, which was, supposed to be theresa mays main mission. We saw in alexs report a few moments ago how she stood on the steps of downing street on day one in the job and said very clearly she wanted to lead a government and a country which worked for everyone, and to tackle the burning injustices that there were in society. The governments record on that is in focus now. Alan milburn having said what he said on leaving this post. He singled out in his letter the education secretary Justine Greening who wanted him to continue in the post. She was asked about the issue on the programme earlier as well. I am not going to get into the decisions we had inside government. He has done a fantasticjob, but his term had come to an end, and i think it was about getting some fresh blood into the commission, but what i dont agree with him about. The whole lot went, gillian shephard. We were already under a recruitment process for new commissioners. What i dont agree with alan about is his characterisation of the government. What we are doing is a transformational series of policies across government to drive equality. The four people you have put into place say nothing is happening, you are talking the talk and the words are great, but you are not walking the walk. Surely people will believe them. I absolutely dont agree with them. That was Justine Greening. How damaging do you think all of this is for theresa may . It is not welcome news in an already difficult time. We have the issue of damian green, the Prime Ministers de facto deputy, facing an investigation over his conduct and whether there were images of pornography on his computer. We expect a report from the Cabinet Office before too long on that. There is also, tomorrow, the Prime Minister meeting jean claude juncker, the president of the european commission, who will want to seek further clarity and progress on the uks position with regard to brexit. That really illustrates what alan milburn was saying earlier, that the issue of brexit is taking up so much of the governments capacity, that it is tricky to get anything else done. It is a difficult time and this is one more bad headline that the Prime Minister probably did not need. Children will be able to get access to Mental Health support at schools or colleges in england under plans announced by the government this morning. It is a joint initiative between the departments of health and education. Campaigners say the measures are welcome, but long overdue. Edward curwen reports. I didnt have any therapy, it was just to talk about things. Sienna, not her real name, has had an eating disorder and depression for the last five years, but for nearly half of that time she was waiting for the right kind of help. Ijust feel ive never been properly treated for the mental side, theyjust sort of put me in hospital when my physical side is bad, and then dont treat anything else and they wonder why it keeps happening. She says once support was offered in a hospital, that service was still hundreds of miles away from home. Just over a month ago, a review by the Care Quality Commission found that young people were facing long waiting times and unequal access to Mental Health services that could be put in their lives at risk. Now the governments allocated £300 million from the departments of health and education. The measures include the piloting of a new four week waiting time for young people to get treatment. For all primary and secondary schools to get Mental HealthAwareness Training and joined up Mental Health support teams between schools and the nhs. The promise we want to make to parents up and down the country is that if your child has a Mental Health issue, we want to make sure that you get the help much, much earlier than happens at the moment and, if possible, we want to work within the schools system to prevent that condition deteriorating. Labour, though, says it questions whether the plans will enable every school in england to provide support, while the Charity Young minds says theres still a long way to go with chronic underfunding for so long. Edward curwen, bbc news. Joining me now is Sarah Brennan who is the chief executive of the Mental HealthCharity Young minds. Do you welcome this news from the government . Young minds definitely welcomes this news and it is a step in the right direction. There are many questions but i think the most important thing is the fundamental recognition of the importance and schools of building childrens resilience and in Early Intervention for Mental Health service. That is particularly important in this green paper. This idea of putting young people in to help young people with Mental Health issues into schools, is that new to put councillors and so on is that new to put councillors and so on in schools . That has been done in several individual schools when they choose to, this is about developing a workforce to help specific schools with Early Intervention. We know Early Intervention. We know Early Intervention is critical. We hear from parents and young people every day about the devastating effect of young weights long waits and not knowing where to go for help. So this is really positive. However, it is the quantity of help that is concerning, when this will happen and wanting to see a long term strategy, not just a and wanting to see a long term strategy, notjust a short term fix, oi strategy, notjust a short term fix, ora strategy, notjust a short term fix, or a short term funding. We need to see this continue in the long term forever, if we are going to have an impact on children and young peoples Mental Health. We talk about this Mental Health crisis among young people in particular. What are the reasons behind that. It is difficult to fathom, that people talk about social media and the pressure of it sounds, is it and the pressure of it sounds, is it a combination of all those things . |j think a combination of all those things . think it is that issue. It is not anyone think of the those things you mention are absolutely true. What we are also seeing is a real change in children, in childhood. But were also seeing services disappearing in earlier years. In particular, also seeing services disappearing in earlieryears. In particular, Early Intervention services. And the welcome impact on the reduction of the stigma around Mental Health. We have created a perfect storm in some ways, of young peoples problems developing, and developing earlier sometimes, but there being no Early Intervention and early help. So those problems have escalated, and the demand on Mental Health services is therefore increased, and those services that previously were under real pressure. We have said we cannot help this number, so young people have got sicker still. This is very welcome. We know Early Intervention is critical. We know schools need help and are desperate for help. What we dont want to see is money being taken out of one place to help another place. We want to see services funded properly across the system, rather than a piecemeal approach. All right, Sarah Brennan, chief executive of young minds, thank you for coming in. Donald trump is facing accusations of obstructing justice after mr flynn was fired. Donald trumps started yesterday 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 Trumps tweet leads to a bigger question, did he know Michael Flynn have lied to the fbi . This is a problem because a 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, the republicans had finally united behind 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, an investigation that continues to loom over the white house. Laura bicker reporting there. Coming up in a moment werejoined by viewers on bbc one for a round up of all the days news. Good afternoon. All four Board Members of the governments social Mobility Commission have resigned in protest at what they believe is a lack of progress towards what they call a fairer britain. The commissions chairman, the former labour cabinet minister, alan milburn, said the current focus on brexit meant ministers were unlikely to have the energy needed to tackle one of the Biggest Challenges facing the uk. Downing street said it had already told mr milburn that the commission was to have a new chairman. Jonathan 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 in charge of monitoring the government s progress on social mobility, not enough is being done. What is lacking is transferring words into deeds. It is not about what you talk about, it is what you do. Im afraid the divisions in britain wider, socially, economically and geographically. Downing street said they already planned to appoint a new chair, so is the former ministers public resignation sour grapes or political point scoring . Alan milburn and i both care deeply about social mobility and equality of opportunities. He said that and he said you wanted to keep him on. am not going to get into the discussions we had inside government. He had done a fantastic job at his term had come to an end. I think it was about getting fresh blood into the commission. The education secretary went on to defend the governments record. We are seeing standards in schools rise and the attainment gap narrowed, this is the difference in outcomes between disadvantaged children and their better off peers. In the report they found childrens life chances vary in different parts of england. Children with the best chance of success are in london, but rural and former Industrial Areas are being left behind. Deprived areas registered some of the highest support for leaving the european union. The government is facing criticism that it is so focused on brexit that it is ignoring the reasons which led people to vote for it. Rail passengers travelling to and from london euston station have faced major disruption after all lines were closed. Emergency repairs are taking place on downed overhead wires. For the latest, live now to our correspondent, lisa hampele, whos outside euston. Just bring us up to date. Yes, well, 500 metres of wires were downed. Emergency repairs have been carried out all morning, and there have been no services in or out of the station here. That is affecting trains operated by virgin, london midland and london overground. Thats our main arterial routes which include places like birmingham new street, manchester, glasgow and liverpool. I have just had a message manchester, glasgow and liverpool. I havejust had a message in manchester, glasgow and liverpool. I have just had a message in the last few minutes to say that we do now have the all clear. Those repairs have the all clear. Those repairs have been finished. That does not mean disruption will end. A lot of services have been cancelled or they are being delayed and people are being told they can use their tickets to travel tomorrow. But i have been told that they expect there will be no cancellations or problems for the rush hour in the morning. But still, this is a busy weekend. Around 40,000 passengers go through this station every day, and coming up to christmas there are a lot of shoppers. They say there will bea lot of shoppers. They say there will be a knock on effect. There will be problems coming on later today but services will be back to normal tomorrow morning. Thank you very much. Children will be able to get access to Mental Health support at schools or colleges in england under plans announced by the government. £300 million of funding will be made available in a joint initiative between the departments of health and education. Campaigners say the measures are welcome, but long overdue. Tom burridge reports. Ididnt i didnt have any therapy. One Young Persons story of suffering from an eating disorder and depression forfive from an eating disorder and depression for five years. She waited two years before she got help. I feel i have not waited two years before she got help. I feeli have not been properly treated for the mental side. They put me in hospital when my physical side is bad and dont t