:00:09. > :00:14.48 hours after his dramatic resignation, Iain Duncan Smith
:00:15. > :00:17.accuses the government of losing its way.
:00:18. > :00:20.The former Work and Pensions Secretary says he was frustrated
:00:21. > :00:24.I think it is in danger of drifting in a direction that divides society,
:00:25. > :00:35.Downing Street says the government is determined to control welfare
:00:36. > :00:38.spending and make the system fairer for everyone.
:00:39. > :00:43.More arrivals on the Greek islands - despite the new deal allowing
:00:44. > :00:46.refugees and migrants to be deported back to Turkey.
:00:47. > :00:50.Cuba awaits Obama - due to arrive this evening
:00:51. > :00:53.for the first US presidential visit in nearly 90 years.
:00:54. > :00:57.And Newcastle salvage some pride in the Tyne Wear
:00:58. > :01:00.And Newcastle salvage some pride in the Tyne Wear
:01:01. > :01:23.Iain Duncan Smith says he resigned from the government because he felt
:01:24. > :01:33.as Work and Pensions Secretary, he said he disagreed
:01:34. > :01:36.with a reduction in the welfare cap and felt increasingly isolated
:01:37. > :01:42.He said he'd come under what he called "massive pressure"
:01:43. > :01:47.to deliver savings ahead of last week's budget.
:01:48. > :01:57.The impact of his resignation rippled through government. Two days
:01:58. > :02:01.on, Iain Duncan Smith dealt another devastating blow. In his first
:02:02. > :02:06.interview since stepping down, he delivered a damning indictment of
:02:07. > :02:11.government policy, claiming it was balancing the books on the backs of
:02:12. > :02:16.the poor. I am concerned this government, that I want to succeed,
:02:17. > :02:21.is not able to do the kind of things it should, because it has become too
:02:22. > :02:25.focused on narrowly getting the deficit down without saying where it
:02:26. > :02:29.should fall, other than simply on those who can less afford to have
:02:30. > :02:34.that fall on them. Iain Duncan Smith has presided over deep cuts to
:02:35. > :02:39.benefits for the past six years, but said they had now gone too far. He
:02:40. > :02:43.blamed increasing pressure from the Treasury to find short-term savings
:02:44. > :02:49.claiming the brunt of cuts were falling on people of working age and
:02:50. > :02:52.saying he was an isolated voice, arguing for compassionate
:02:53. > :02:59.conservatism. I only care for one thing and one thing only. It is the
:03:00. > :03:03.people but don't get the choices my children get, are left behind. I
:03:04. > :03:08.don't want them left behind. It is painful to resign. But I am because
:03:09. > :03:12.it is the only way I can do this. Because what is happening at the
:03:13. > :03:16.moment is immoral. It is in danger of drifting in a direction that
:03:17. > :03:22.divides society rather than United. And that is unfair. We will be
:03:23. > :03:29.spending more in real terms... A row over the region budget which
:03:30. > :03:33.included disability cuts and tax deductions for middle earners was
:03:34. > :03:38.the final score. But Mr Duncan Smith said his discontent had been brewing
:03:39. > :03:44.for months. He had endorsed the government's policies to cap public
:03:45. > :03:51.spending, but became uneasy last year. After the last election,
:03:52. > :03:55.arbitrarily, the welfare cap was lowered, which put us under
:03:56. > :03:59.pressure, just to meet the cap. Critics claimed the real motivation
:04:00. > :04:06.behind this attack is Iain Duncan Smith's desire to lead the EU, so
:04:07. > :04:11.damaged those campaigning to stay, which he flatly denied. He said,
:04:12. > :04:14.this wasn't personal. But offered a lukewarm endorsement of the
:04:15. > :04:21.Chancellor. Would George Osborne make a good Prime Minister? Sorry I
:04:22. > :04:28.missed the question. Would George Osborne make a good Prime Minister.
:04:29. > :04:34.If he was to stand, and he was elected, I hope he would. But it is
:04:35. > :04:38.the same for anybody else. It is the Chancellor's economic decisions that
:04:39. > :04:41.bear the brunt of this criticism. Vomit sources point out Iain Duncan
:04:42. > :04:46.Smith was at the top table throughout. Iain Duncan Smith has
:04:47. > :04:49.been in cabinet for six years, he hasn't been a spectator, he has been
:04:50. > :04:54.part of delivering the progress we made in making sure we are one
:04:55. > :04:58.Nation government, that we help everybody. Spending on disability
:04:59. > :05:03.has gone up every year. We make sure more people are in employment and we
:05:04. > :05:07.always help the people who are the lowest paid. But the manner of his
:05:08. > :05:10.departure has laid their ideological divisions at the heart of government
:05:11. > :05:20.and handed ammunition to its critics.
:05:21. > :05:23.Iain Duncan Smith spent six years as Work and Pensions Secretary -
:05:24. > :05:27.seeing himself as a social reformer at a time when the Treasury
:05:28. > :05:29.was seeking to make savings in the sizeable welfare budget.
:05:30. > :05:31.Our political correspondent Chris Mason looks now
:05:32. > :05:43.Any government trying to save money is likely to home in on the welfare
:05:44. > :05:47.budget. Let's take a look at where our taxes go. A third of all
:05:48. > :05:53.government spending goes on welfare. But the biggest chunk of that 42%,
:05:54. > :05:58.is spent on pensions, which are protected from cuts. You are never
:05:59. > :06:02.going to get the deficit down without doing something to that
:06:03. > :06:06.budget. The issue for the government is they are protecting the bit that
:06:07. > :06:08.goes to pensioners. That means bigger cuts on average to the
:06:09. > :06:13.benefits that go to people of working age. And that has left
:06:14. > :06:19.people like this lady feeling unfairly targeted and squeezed. It
:06:20. > :06:24.is pretty much the most vulnerable people in society that are taking
:06:25. > :06:31.the worst hit from changes, not just regards disability. I really
:06:32. > :06:35.seriously think it needs to be rethought. There are other areas
:06:36. > :06:40.that can be budgeted. The government hoped it would keep a lid on welfare
:06:41. > :06:45.spending by imposing a cap. There is a restriction on what benefits
:06:46. > :06:52.individual households can get every year. Soon to be cut from ?26,000 a
:06:53. > :06:57.year to 20,000. All 23,000 in London. Iain Duncan Smith is
:06:58. > :07:03.supposed to have supported it, but it doesn't save that much money.
:07:04. > :07:08.What annoys Iain Duncan Smith's was the second cap on his department's
:07:09. > :07:13.overall spending. With ministers facing awkward questions about their
:07:14. > :07:17.budgeting and the rows that have rumbled within the Cabinet, it has
:07:18. > :07:21.given Labour chance to point out it's not just them who suffer from
:07:22. > :07:26.blasts of internal turbulence. They want an explanation from the
:07:27. > :07:30.Chancellor, and soon. We have asked George Osborne to come to Parliament
:07:31. > :07:35.and explain his stance on the budget. This budget is falling
:07:36. > :07:38.apart. I can't see how he cannot consider his position now. Tomorrow,
:07:39. > :07:45.ministers will begin explaining exactly what they plan to do. And
:07:46. > :07:47.whilst there will be a new Work and Pensions Secretary at the helm, the
:07:48. > :07:51.challenge remains, shaking up welfare is hard enough when there is
:07:52. > :07:55.lots of money around. It is harder still when there isn't.
:07:56. > :08:05.Let's join Alex Forsyth in Downing Street. A dramatic 48 hours, after
:08:06. > :08:15.Iain Duncan Smith said today, where does the government stand? Iain
:08:16. > :08:23.Duncan Smith chose to ask if we are all in this age of us there it is
:08:24. > :08:28.something Prime Minister and the Chancellor have been saying for
:08:29. > :08:33.years. Iain Duncan Smith said he has done this to re-force a rethink, a
:08:34. > :08:35.change in government direction. But his critics point out some of his
:08:36. > :08:37.welfare reforms are already flailing. The fact he has pitched
:08:38. > :08:40.himself against the government over the EU referendum, it means he had
:08:41. > :08:46.little to lose. You could try to preserve his legacy by going now, as
:08:47. > :08:50.a man who takes a principled stance. Whatever you think about his reasons
:08:51. > :08:54.for resigning, he has left a lot of anger and resentment behind, at the
:08:55. > :08:56.point he has exposed differences at the very heart of government. Thank
:08:57. > :09:07.you very much. The deal between Turkey and the EU -
:09:08. > :09:09.aimed at tackling the migrant crisis From today, those arriving illegally
:09:10. > :09:15.in Greece face being sent But despite the new rules hundreds
:09:16. > :09:20.of migrants landed on the Greek islands today - our correspondent
:09:21. > :09:23.James Reynolds sent this Short time after dawn,
:09:24. > :09:27.a boat full of migrants is escorted It's early in the day,
:09:28. > :09:32.but they may be too late. These migrants have
:09:33. > :09:35.made it to Europe. But if the new Deal
:09:36. > :09:41.is implemented properly, they may not get to stay
:09:42. > :09:45.here for all that long. Europe may choose to send them
:09:46. > :09:48.back across these waters Deportations may begin in the coming
:09:49. > :10:07.days. The new arrivals don't appear
:10:08. > :10:10.to know that the rules have changed. You and everyone here might have
:10:11. > :10:12.to go back to Turkey. She is five months pregnant
:10:13. > :10:33.with their first child. They think they've got here just
:10:34. > :10:35.before the deadline. Today is the first
:10:36. > :10:40.day of the new rules. For now, they will be sent to this
:10:41. > :10:46.fortified island camp. The EU promises to send hundreds
:10:47. > :10:48.of judges to hear asylum But rights groups doubt
:10:49. > :10:54.the promise of fair We know at the moment the asylum
:10:55. > :10:58.system in Greece is already So it is very difficult to see how
:10:59. > :11:06.people coming to the island will receive the individual
:11:07. > :11:10.assessments and the individual support they need in order
:11:11. > :11:13.to claim asylum in Greece. And this island is still working
:11:14. > :11:15.through its backlog of existing migrants who have been sent
:11:16. > :11:18.to the Greek mainland. Deporting new arrivals
:11:19. > :11:20.back to Turkey may be A bus carrying foreign students has
:11:21. > :11:30.crashed in Spain killing at least 13 The passengers were returning
:11:31. > :11:37.from a bonfire festival in Valencia when the bus overturned
:11:38. > :11:39.on a motorway. The students on board were studying
:11:40. > :11:44.at Barcelona University as part President Obama arrives in Cuba this
:11:45. > :11:49.evening for a landmark visit - the first by a serving US President
:11:50. > :11:52.for nearly 90 years. The trip has taken
:11:53. > :11:55.months of negotiation, after Mr Obama and his
:11:56. > :11:58.Cuban counterpart Raul Castro, decided to reinstate
:11:59. > :12:01.diplomatic ties last summer. Our North America Editor Jon Sopel
:12:02. > :12:10.joins us from Havana. The president will arrive in old
:12:11. > :12:15.Havana in about four hours. We're not being told where he is going,
:12:16. > :12:22.for security reasons, but you don't need to be a detective to work it
:12:23. > :12:26.out. Follow the smell of fresh paint along certain streets, that have
:12:27. > :12:33.already been resurfaced. This is an important trip for Cuba and the US.
:12:34. > :12:37.The word historic, is often overused, today it is justified.
:12:38. > :12:46.For 50 years, Cuba has been a tourist no-go zone for Americans.
:12:47. > :12:51.But a revolution is coming. Soon, 110 scheduled flights a day will be
:12:52. > :12:56.arriving from the US into small, ill-equipped airports. Airlines like
:12:57. > :13:01.this are eyeing a massive new untapped tourism market. At the
:13:02. > :13:06.moment for the US all you have is the odd charter flight going in. And
:13:07. > :13:09.therefore, when we think about the potential for Havana and Cuba, it is
:13:10. > :13:15.vast and could become the largest market in the Caribbean. Huge
:13:16. > :13:17.numbers of American companies all want to ride their luck. This rodeo
:13:18. > :13:24.is part of an agricultural show. Communist countries used to measure
:13:25. > :13:29.economic prowess bike tractor production. It is not without irony,
:13:30. > :13:34.the first American company to set up on the island since the flooring of
:13:35. > :13:38.relations, will be selling farm machinery to the Cubans. I was here
:13:39. > :13:44.when the revolution happened and it feels like a very important aspect
:13:45. > :13:50.of history. To me, being able to participate in bringing true, S, the
:13:51. > :13:55.two peoples together is a very important issue. And it is historic,
:13:56. > :13:57.two peoples together is a very 90 years since the last American
:13:58. > :14:03.president stepped foot on Cuban soil. Then it was Calvin Coolidge.
:14:04. > :14:05.Today the excitement will be greater when Barack Obama arrives. Even 18
:14:06. > :14:11.months ago, the idea Barack when Barack Obama arrives. Even 18
:14:12. > :14:14.would come to old Havana and Walkabout, would be
:14:15. > :14:18.would come to old Havana and absurd. But that is what he will do
:14:19. > :14:22.later. When he does, 50 years of Cold War hostility will become
:14:23. > :14:34.history. And a new era in Cuban-American relations will begin.
:14:35. > :14:44.Yes, yes... The president wants to keep it light, taking part in this
:14:45. > :14:49.get. Yes. Old Havana feels like a place frozen in time, but change is
:14:50. > :14:51.coming and coming quickly. Barack Obama's visit, the vivid symbol of
:14:52. > :14:58.this new course. all of them with significance
:14:59. > :15:07.beyond the usual rivalries. In Manchester - United got
:15:08. > :15:10.the better of City winning 1-0. And the relegation battle
:15:11. > :15:22.between Newcastle and Sunderland The Tyne Wear derby is a big deal at
:15:23. > :15:26.the best of times, let alone when both clubs are threatened with
:15:27. > :15:31.relegation. It is why they have hired two proven managers whose
:15:32. > :15:34.rivalry is as intense as that of their teens. The importance was
:15:35. > :15:40.reflected on the pitch. Chances are both ends, before the visitors made
:15:41. > :15:46.the first move. Sunderland had one six of their last meetings with you
:15:47. > :15:51.cattle and Jermain Defoe put them on course to make it seven. The magpies
:15:52. > :15:57.might be mystified how many bodies failed to deny Jermain Defoe, when
:15:58. > :16:01.shortly after it took only one to repel Perez. Were almost caught at
:16:02. > :16:09.the back but Rob Elliott came to the rescue and how crucial that saved
:16:10. > :16:14.with prove when this was queued up and this time there was no stopping
:16:15. > :16:18.it. He ended Newcastle's losing streak against Sunderland, but
:16:19. > :16:22.staying in the Premier League with the bigger hurdle. And then a battle
:16:23. > :16:27.towards the other end of the table. This hasn't been a vintage season
:16:28. > :16:34.for the Manchester side, but well city won the League Cup and remain
:16:35. > :16:40.in the Champions League, United can point to Marcus Ratchford. The
:16:41. > :16:44.18-year-old might have contributed to another, had this been given as a
:16:45. > :16:49.penalty. The bad news continued the city as they lost Joe Hart to
:16:50. > :16:51.penalty. The bad news continued the and then prevented from equalising
:16:52. > :16:58.by the smallest of margins. City's title hopes all but over. United are
:16:59. > :17:09.vying with them for top four finish, thanks again the local lad.
:17:10. > :17:12.Southampton came from behind to beat Liverpool 3-2.
:17:13. > :17:14.And Tottenham closed the gap-again on leaders Leicester to five points
:17:15. > :17:20.Bottom of the Scottish Premiership - Dundee United scraped a late draw
:17:21. > :17:22.against their next-door neighbours Dundee.
:17:23. > :17:25.Billy McKay scored both United's goals as they came from 2-nil down.
:17:26. > :17:28.They're now seven points behind 2nd from bottom Kilmarnock.
:17:29. > :17:30.There was a dramatic start to the new Formula one season.
:17:31. > :17:32.Nico Rosberg won the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.
:17:33. > :17:35.But the race will be remembered for this spectacular crash involving
:17:36. > :17:39.The Spaniard walked away and said he was "lucky to be alive".
:17:40. > :17:43.Reigning World champion - Lewis Hamilton recovered from a poor
:17:44. > :17:47.British high-jumper Robbie Grabarz has made a dream comeback
:17:48. > :17:50.at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Portland
:17:51. > :17:56.After nearly giving-up the sport during a two-year injury break,
:17:57. > :17:58.the Olympic medallist showed he's "ready for Rio" -
:17:59. > :18:05.Before we go, congratulations to Eddie Izzard on a great sporting
:18:06. > :18:10.This is the moment that the comedian finished a remarkable 27 marathons
:18:11. > :18:13.in 27 days, under the statue of Nelson Mandela in Pretoria,
:18:14. > :18:20.He raised an incredible ?1.3 million for Sport Relief and had this to say
:18:21. > :18:25.I was trying to do something that might stir people's emotions
:18:26. > :18:30.Some people will go, "no, I don't care at all."
:18:31. > :18:34.But you people are not, you are wonderful people.
:18:35. > :18:37.So well done to you wonderful people.
:18:38. > :18:38.There's more throughout the evening on the BBC News Channel,