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More leading politicians publish their tax details,

The Prime Minister defends his financial affairs and his late

father's offshore business - faced with allegations

that he doesn't understand the public's response.

I was angry about the way my father's memory was being traduced.

I know he was a hard-working man and a wonderful dad. I'm proud of

everything he did to build a business and provide for his family.

Ordinary people in the country simply won't stand for this any

more. They want real justice. They want the wealthy to pay their share

of tax, like they pay when they work hard all the time.

of London all published details of their tax returns.

We'll be asking if Mr Cameron's decision will affect many more

prominent people in public life in the years ahead.

Also tonight - The new owner of Tata's steelworks in Scunthorpe

could save thousands of jobs and bring back the name

In Edinburgh, 17 schools have been closed because of concerns

The plight of China's abandoned children, left

behind in rural areas, by parents working in the cities.

The numbers involved are staggering, some 16 million children affected

nationwide, left behind in villages like this one.

At the masters, it's a dream for Danny Willett It's still not sunk

in. I tried to sleep. But me and the lads were still massively excited.

We ended up not going to sleep till probably 6. 30.

And coming up in Sportsday on BBC News: Manchester City captain,

Vincent Kompany, back training after injury but won't play

The chancellor, the Labour leader and the Mayor of London have

all published details of their tax returns, following the example

of the Prime Minister, who's defended the handling

of his financial affairs in a statement to MPs.

Mr Cameron criticised what he called deeply hurtful claims that his late

father had sought to avoid tax by creating an offshore fund.

And he declared support for people who wanted to create wealth and pass

Our political editor, Laura Kuenssberg, has the story.

Anyone who wants to live here or here will have

The political rule has been set, Chancellors and Prime Ministers

Mr Cameron, do you think all MPs should publish their tax returns?

After a terrible few days, the boss left to answer his attackers,

and George Osborne divulged what, until today, might only

have been known behind the Downing Street net curtains,

he received nearly ?200,000 in earnings last year.

I get a salary as Chancellor of the Exchequer.

I rent out my home in London, while I live in Downing Street.

Then I receive a dividend from my family's

It's an unprecedented degree of transparency.

THE SPEAKER: Statement, the Prime Minister.

Those new details from his close friend and colleague

David Cameron has stumbled badly in recent days,

the facts about his father's business and his

I accept all the criticisms for not responding more quickly

As I've said, I was angry about the way my father's

I know he was a hard-working man and a wonderful dad.

I'm proud of everything he did to build a business and provide

Now he's published his tax details, should all MPs

I think this would be a very big step for our country.

It certainly shouldn't take place without a long and

It is not the approach that I would recommend.

The secrets revealed by the Panama papers have led the Government

to tighten up the rules on criminals who try to flout tax rules

For the Labour leader, who published his tax

return at the last minute, complete with ?100 fine

for its being late, the problem is right here.

Ordinary people in the country simply won't stand

They want the wealthy to pay their share of tax

like they pay when they work hard all the time.

All this talk of tax led class war to break out.

One Tory former minister slamming Labour MPs, who've attacked the

We risk seeing a House of Commons which is stuffed

full of low achievers, who hate enterprise,

hate people who look after their own family and who know

absolutely nothing about the outside world.

Then devilment from Labour's Derbyshire stalwart.

This man has done more to divide this nation than anybody else.

An insult, he must have known, would get him

All politicians say they want to let more light shine in,

but with money and politics always a murky mix, neither they nor

the public always likes what they see when it

Laura Kuenssberg, BBC News, Westminster.

As Laura was telling us, other senior politicians released details

of their tax details through the day.

But Mr Cameron said there would have to be a long and thoughtful debate

before asking all MPs - or indeed other prominent

figures in public life - to provide the same information.

Our special correspondent, Lucy Manning, has been

considering the arguments being proposed, for and against.

They are normally private but politicians were following each

other in making public how much tax they have paid in the last year.

So we had George Osborne revealing he

made more than ?40,000 from shares in the family business.

Jeremy Corbyn releasing his handwritten tax return.

And Boris Johnson earning the most, more than 500,000

MPs are going to have to publish their tax returns

I can't say I'm enthusiastic about this but

it's the mood of the country and politicians need to restore trust

Not far from Westminster, those who work and

pay their taxes have some strong views about whether MPs should be

telling us exactly what money they have.

Do you think all MPs should be publishing tax returns?

There would be more transparency and less uncertainty.

There would not be any kind of, if this person doing

I think they should lead the way, personally.

Just for more transparency and trust.

It's not necessarily appropriate all the

Those in very high office, the Prime Minister,

potentially the Cabinet if

you wanted to push it that far, there is a strong argument, there.

In terms of all MPs and civil servants, I think it's a bit

US politicians have to declare their personal

finances but not their tax returns, that's voluntary.

At most presidents do reveal their tax

In Norway all politicians have to disclose their

tax details so everyone can look at the figures.

But in France it's private and no politician in France

has two reveal their tax information.

The issue most people raise is about trust in politicians.

Some MPs who say that they will release their tax returns also say

they are not sure what impact it will have, that it's better to try

At the moment MPs do have to register their

expenses and their financial interests, but not everything has to

So, will public pressure mean new rules for MPs?

We do need to think about the impact that this might have.

Might it deter people who have perfectly in order

tax affairs but feel it's another aspect

of their privacy they'd have

That's a reality and something that needs to be brought

But it does not mean therefore let's have more

What started as a row about offshore tax has

turned into one about the money MPs have earned and the public's right

Live to Westminster and Laura Kuenssberg.

Let's talk about the Prime Minister first of all. What did you make of

the way he set out his defence today? I think they've moved past

the panic stage that we've seen in the last week or so. For David

Cameron, this has been a very significant political bruising. I

think those bruises and scars, even, will take some time to fade. Not

least because of the depth of feeling. We saw that in the Commons

today. Real anger on both sides over this whole debate. Also because this

row has suggested that David Cameron's grip isn't quite what it

was, when he's trying to run the Government as normal and run the EU

referendum campaign at the same time. That's a sense that's

lingering around here tonight. This is not just about what happened but

also about his own mishandling. That feeling might hang around for some

time. Do you think in the years to come, that we will look back at this

moment as a significant change, if you like, in the kind of culture of

openness? I think a precedent has been set. It's almost impossible now

to imagine any future Prime Minister or Chancellor, any future Mayor of

London, future First Minister of Scotland being able to keep their

tax return private if they wanted to. There will inevitably be some

MPs who choose to follow them and put their private financial details

out in the open. But so far, I say so far, it seems the group to whom

that will apply, senior politicians, the most senior, that seems to be

quite limited. But again, I think there's probably a creeping

inevitability about this over the much longer term. I don't think

we're going to see a sudden rush of transparency with everything

spilling out into the open. But there is a sense, in my mind, that

the sell-by date of politicians' financial privacy just got a lot

closer. Lure ya, thanks very much. -- Laura, thanks very much.

The Government says it's considering investing in Britain's

biggest steel plant, at Port Talbot in South Wales,

There are thousands of jobs at stake, as the Tata Group

is selling its steel business in the UK.

Tata has already announced a deal which could save thousands

of jobs in Scunthorpe, following talks with an investment

They want to buy the plant and rebrand it as British Steel,

as our business editor Simon Jack reports.

A company which has played a key part in all these British

achievements. Today, we witnessed the rebirth of British Steel, in

name at least. After two years of uncertainty, a deal was struck to

save and rebrand some of Tata Steel's UK operations with a blast

from the past. The news of a more secure future for one part of Tata's

empire was met with relief at the factory gate. Good news. Good news

for the town. Good news for Scunthorpe itself. Hopefully the

Government will back us as well. I get to keep my house and the car!

Positive. Like the new name by the way. The deal will see an investment

of ?400 million, some funded by Government loans, it will secure

4800 jobs at Scunthorpe and smaller sites, but there's no such thing a

free lunch. Workers will have to vote on a 3% pay cut and reduced

pension benefits. Faced with few alternatives, union leaders were

today urging members to accept Greybull's terms. Hopefully because

we've recommended it, it's the best deal we can come with, we need that

future and a yes on them vote slips. A huge relief today for workers in

scun Thorps and sites around the UK. But what about the rest of the UK

steel operation? The question here at Tata headquarters is - how

patient will the board be in finding a buyer for the rest of the

business? Today we've started the process. We will run it as a global

process, reaching out to a wide universe of buyers. We've got to

first hear back from them, before deciding what kind of timelines we

will run. Are we talking weeks or months? We've already passed a

couple of weeks from the announcement. So people should get

comfort from the fact that we will give everything its due time. Port

Talbot is losing millions a week. The Scunthorpe deal took six months.

So today the Government acknowledged it may have to part fund this rescue

as well. I've been in contact with potential buyers making clear that

the Government stands ready to help. This includes looking at the

possibility of co-investing with a buyer on commercial terms. The

Government calls this option a last resort. As time and money

evaporates, it looks more like a necessity.

Simon Jack, BBC News. A woman, convicted of

murdering her young daughter, has been told she must spend

at least 24 years in prison. Kathryn Smith killed Ayeeshia Jane,

who was 21 months old, at their home in Burton-upon-Trent

almost two years ago. The judge at Birmingham Crown Court

described Smith as "devious, Our correspondent,

Sian Lloyd, reports. Ayeeshia Jane, her life was brutally

snuffed out, the judge said, in a vicious beating

in her own bedroom. Her mother Kathryn Smith arrived

at court today to be sentenced In an outbreak of savage violence,

she stamped on her daughter During sentencing,

Mrs Justice Andrews described how violence was inflicted

upon her repeatedly under the noses of all the various agencies that

were supposed to be protecting her. Midwives, health visitors and social

workers had all been monitoring Ayeeshia,

known to her family as AJ. We believe that someone should be

held responsible and accountable within the Social Services,

and examples should be made for allowing the death of AJ whilst

under a supervision order. We may never find out what exactly

took place here two years ago, but throughout her short life,

Ayeeshia Jane had been known to the authorities and had been

identified by social workers Over the coming months,

a Serious Case Review will be published to find out whether more

could have been done to protect her. Kathryn Smith's boyfriend,

Matthew Rigby, was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison

for causing or allowing He played no part in her murder,

but the judge told him, "Your failure to act is something

you're going to have to live Kathryn Smith has shown no remorse

but the 23-year-old wept as she was told she'll spend

as least 24 years in prison. Sian Lloyd, BBC News,

Birmingham Crown Court. Education authorities in Edinburgh

are urgently trying to find alternative classrooms

for thousands of children whose schools have been closed

because of fears about the safety Structural surveys are being

carried on 17 schools, which were built or refurbished

around a decade ago, Our correspondent Lorna Gordon has

the latest. A school damaged

during the winter storm. schools for children

requiring additional sport closed for checks

A place at university is dependent on how she

practising, doing revision and things like that.

Because I have to do a revision because today school

While Morgan is worried, her mother like

so many other parents is left working out what to do.

I am lucky that I am self-employed and have my

But at the same time I just can't leave her high and dry.

And what about all these other parents who do work for somebody

else and have to find childcare at such short notice?

All 17 schools closed were built under the same private

The closures have led to questions over

the use of public private partnerships to build schools.

We've got to learn particular lessons of

what went wrong in the building of these schools.

We've got to see if there are problems in other council

We've got to have a more fundamental look at the finances of

Surveyors are working their way around the schools

in question, making sure they are safe.

They are looking to see if

metal ties which connect the walls to the building's steel frame are

We are widening the remit of those surveys to ensure that the

ongoing safety of the children is ensured once they go back into

school, which means we just have to make sure we take our

However, in the meantime we are getting good alternative

Precautionary safety checks in schools across

Millet construction which built the Edinburgh

schools is now owned by

Galliford Try, who say they are working hard

Tonight Edinburgh Council said it's hopeful all pupils affected

by the closures in the capital will be back

not yet clear where exactly those classrooms will be.

If there is one positive about this school building saga it is this city

coming together. Scottish parliament behind me, Edinburgh University, big

businesses like standard life, some private schools, small churches and

community halls among those offering space as alternative classrooms for

those many thousands of students who can't yet get back into their

schools. Lorna Gordon, our correspondent in Edinburgh with the

latest on the school situation. The Chinese authorities have

launched a national census to try to provide an accurate

measure of one of the country's most pressing social challenges,

the mass of young people known As workers emigrate from rural areas

to cities, tens of millions sometimes under the care

of relatives, often unsupervised. More than two million

are thought to have been left Residency restrictions mean that

most of China's internal migrant workers are not allowed

to take their children with them. Our correspondent John Sudworth has

been to two of the country's most His report contains some flashing

images. 14-year-old Tao Lan is helping her

younger brother with his homework. In their remote village,

they grow their own vegetables Their parents work more

than a thousand miles away and come When you're sad or upset

about something at school, it must be very hard not being able

to talk to your mummy Mum and dad live

a hard life outside. Alongside the responsibilities

of an adult, she carries In some schools, up to 80%

of the pupils are growing up China's modern economy may have been

built on the hard graft of its internal migrants,

but it's taken a heavy toll The numbers involved are staggering,

some 16 million children affected nationwide,

left behind in villages like this one, while their parents

work elsewhere. It is arguably one of the most

pressing social issues of our time and, despite much hand wringing,

it is an issue the Communist Party Most left-behind children are not

alone but kept under the watchful Many still struggle,

like 11-year-old Tang Yuwen. TRANSLATION: My parents

don't live here. They both work in factories,

making clothes. I know it's hard for mum

and dad to earn money, Despite years of service

on these production lines, it is still almost impossible

for him to lose his That means, like millions of others,

his children are not allowed In a restaurant close

to the factory, we show them the interview we recorded

with their son. They haven't seen him

for five months. TRANSLATION: I'm so worried

because I'm not with him. If there were no legal barriers,

we would bring him with us. The Chinese government admits

the problem is urgent, but until their parents are given

full citizenship rights, the true cost of every made-in-China

product will be measured not just in price, but in the terrible burden

it places on these children. John Sudworth, BBC News,

in Guizhou province. The Duke of Cambridge has paid

tribute to the Queen, who celebrates her 90th birthday

next week, describing her as a wonderful

great-grandmother to his children. He was speaking at a garden

party in New Delhi, where he and the Duchess

of Cambridge are on the second day of an official tour

of India and Bhutan. Our royal correspondent

Nicholas Witchell is It was a grandson's

personal tribute. At a reception at the British High

Commissioner's residence in Delhi, William spoke of the monarch,

his grandmother, who, on Thursday of next week,

will celebrate her 90th birthday. I'm incredibly lucky to have my

grandmother in my life. As she turns 90, she's remarkably

energetic and a dedicated, George and Charlotte too

will discover how lucky they are to have such a wonderful

great-grandmother, a role model And as a role model for her

family, the Queen has set The quality most people

would associate with the Queen is devotion to duty,

and that has become a slightly sensitive issue for William

recently, because there have been questions

about his commitment to royal duty. So this visit is a chance

to dispel those doubts, there's certainly been no

lack of enthusiasm. This was William trying a racing car

simulator in Mumbai. And in the serious moments,

at the home of Mahatma Gandhi, and laying a wreath to India's war

dead, William looks what he is, a future king, shaping his own

personality to the role from which he knows

he cannot escape. Nicholas Witchell, BBC News,

Delhi. The number of tigers living

in the wild has increased The new estimates suggest there has

been a rise of around 700 since the last figures. David Shukman has been

looking at the reasons for this. Tigers are among the most

spectacular creatures in the natural world, but for all their power, for

all the fear they inspire, they are incredibly vulnerable. A few years

ago I joined a patrol in Thailand trying to protect tigers. It felt

like a military operation. The big threat is from well armed poachers.

And the guards are often outgunned. In the markets of Asia, tiger parts

fetch very high prices, so demand for the animals is relentless.

Tigers have for the animals is relentless.

decades. The red areas on this map show where they were found century

ago. But now the far smaller orange areas are all they've got.

ago. But now the far smaller orange numbers tell the same story. There

were about 100,000 tigers 100 years numbers tell the same story. There

ten. Now there are welcomed numbers tell the same story. There

a slight rise to nearly 4000. It's a fantastic piece of news, and it's

been the fantastic piece of news, and it's

the ground, by the local communities coming together. But is the thread

over? The threat is far from over and the future of tigers and still

have is via -- still hangs by a thread. Everyday the patrols need to

keep watch, and when the guards too well the number of tigers starts to

rise. Automatic cameras planted in the forest filled these scenes of

the animals as they passed by. It takes high technology and a big

budget to keep the Tigers alive. But without this effort, their only

sanctuary would be a place like this. ZS L, London zoo. Even through

a thick pane of glass it's this. ZS L, London zoo. Even through

something, being this close to a tiger. But the blunt truth is there

are now many more of these animals tiger. But the blunt truth is there

inactivity than there are in the wild. For those in the world there

is a constant struggle to keep them safe -- many more in captivity. Only

in 13 countries do tigers roam free. In a handful numbers are rising, but

in many of the rest extinction In a handful numbers are rising, but

remains a real possibility. David Shukman, BBC News.

It's been a 'crazy week' for the golfer Danny Willett,

his words, after becoming a father for the first time

and winning the US Masters, the first British golfer to do

so since Sir Nick Faldo twenty years ago.

Willett, who's from Sheffield, described his win as 'mind boggling'

as our correspondent Andy Swiss reports.

He is the new dad who is now a master.

Danny Willett first held his nerve, then phoned his wife.

All right, yeah. You phone me.

As his last challenger faltered, he found

Willett was only playing because his baby Zach

arrived early, perfect timing for a perfect result.

And today he could still scarcely believe his victory.

Hung me jacket up when I got back last night.

Tried to go to sleep, but me and the lads were still

Not gone to sleep until probably 6, 6:30am.

Called a couple of people and went for a run.

I had far too much adrenaline to sit around.

So had a little jog and

Looking forward to getting home and enjoying it with the family.

One man's triumph, though, had been another's calamity,

as Jordan Spieth's five-shot lead sank without trace.

But Willett, who briefly led the Open last year,

Just when it mattered, the round of his life.

But the roots of this stunning victory lie here, in

This is Rotherham Golf Club, where a teenage Danny Willett

began his journey towards sporting greatness.

Here his skill and commitment was soon very obvious.

There was no one else here, and for hours he was on

Most folk would have had a cup of tea and went home.

But Danny's work ethic was so strong and he built on that over the years.

The son of a vicar, Willett grew up in

nearby Sheffield and today his brother told me

Four brothers, so we don't like losing at all.

Christmas is always a nightmare with games and stuff.

But yeah, he has got a bit of an edge.

As Willett celebrated with his fans last night, among them

Sir Alex Ferguson, so can British golf.

20 years after its last Masters champion, Willett has

Newsnight is coming up on BBC Two - here's Evan Davis.

It's a special one tonight, on the EU referendum, we are devoting our

whole programme to one issue: sovereignty. It's all about who

should run our country. Lord Mandelson, Chris Grayling and a

crowded studio of experts and voters. Join me now on BBC Two. 11pm

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