With Moira Stuart followed by On the Record
Poor Politics
The Government's decision to freeze the level of child benefit for the third successive year has caused a predictable outcry. Critics claim that the Tories are heartless and mean; the Conservatives reply that they are interested in targeting help at the really needy. But below the surface fury there is considerable confusion about what the Tories' long-term strategy for dealing with poverty really is. Do they still believe that, in the words of former Minister John Moore , "There is no such thing as poverty'?
Reporter: David Walter. Producer NICK ROBINSON
Editor DAVID AAVONOvrrcH
(Postponed from 12 November)