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 preoccupie
review. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the economics commentator & author, dharshini david and the us broadcaster and commentator, charlie wolf. tomorrow s front pages. the observer leads with news that theresa may s social mobility tsar, alan milburn, has resigned in protest against the government s policies. the sunday times goes with the same story, reporting that mr milburn accused ministers of betraying the people who voted for brexit. the mail on sunday says a labour peer has been wrongly claiming expenses the peer says he will pay some of the money back. the sunday telegraph reports on dissent within the conservative party over the role eu courts will play in the uk after brexit. and the sunday express claims the upcoming royal wedding will lift the economy by half a billion pounds and boost the uk‘s diplomatic relationship with the united states. so let s begin. the observer, may‘s social mobility
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a government that is not fully on track, where people have differing views, don t always agree with each other. it does portray, paint a picture, of a other. it does portray, paint a picture, ofa prime other. it does portray, paint a picture, of a prime minister who is not in full control. it is damaging for theresa may. alan milburn is an ex labour minister. he was due to step down next year anyway. is this grand standing from the labour side with delahey has gone suddenly. he says he will not be replying. it is it obvious that since 2012 when he was appointed by the coalition government. and it is notjust in resigning. it is three other commissioners as well. one a conservative cabinet minister, two others, one academic and one a chief social mobility. this is bigger than party politics. the government has commented, thanking mr bellbird for his work. mrmilburn. and thanking mr bellbird for his work. mr milburn. and with everyone to have the opportunity to go as far