Poverty in Britain: a social calamity
Today in Focus - Ein Podcast von The Guardian
As part of his field work for a damning report into poverty in the UK, Philip Alston, the UN rapporteur, visited Newcastle where he found people struggling to negotiate the benefits system and going hungry. He called it a ‘social calamity and an economic disaster’. Plus: John Kerry on how Donald Trump has undermined global institutions. To support The Guardian’s independent journalism, visit <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/todayinfocus/support">theguardian.com/todayinfocus/support</a>
