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Labour says reducing welfare spending is a "moral duty"

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Andy Burnham is giving his first Labour Party Conference speech as PM tomorrow - he's expected to give more details about his signature plan for free social care for the elderly and vulnerable. There are reports that he will propose a review to the pension triple lock. We speak to the business secretary Jonathan Reynolds.

Also on the programme: what do we know about what happened at RAF Fairford, after the five suspects arrested last night are released. Plus a Ukrainian teacher's diary and the 11-year-old Londoner who's just become the youngest women's chess grandmaster.
28 Sep 6PM English United Kingdom TV & Film

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