Minister insists Labour not committed to living wage for over-18s before election, despite manifesto pledge – UK politics live

Torsten Bell says Labour manifesto ‘did not set out the timeline’ for changes to living wage after scale of youth unemployment crisis revealed in Milburn reportThe Ministry of Defence is not properly addressing the risk of losing £1.5bn a year through fraud, a committee of MPs say today.The Commons public accounts committee has published a report calling for a change of culture in the way the MoD tackles fraud.The Ministry of Defence is at significant risk of fraud and economic crime, with high expenditure, complex procurement, and a global workforce split between the armed forces and civil service. But over