“The cost-effective way of getting more children out of poverty… is abolishing the two-child limit.” Former PM Gordon Brown calls on the government to drop the two-child benefit cap, arguing that there has been “a wrong diagnosis of the poverty problem” #Peston

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“Let’s see if it’s going to cause friction…and then let’s look at it again” Former PM Gordon Brown praises Keir Starmer for starting to build ‘better relationships’ with Europe and says we must see ‘if we can actually make progress’ on some areas set out #Peston

“His MPs are angry…he seems to be indicating that disabled people are in someways work shy” SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn MP says Keir Starmer has no choice but to soften welfare reforms but notes that ‘he hasn’t actually outlined what he’s going to do’ #Peston

“I would like to say we are solving a big problem of social division…and we’re doing it by a levy on gambling and…on the banks” Gordon Brown proposes two levies to help tackle child poverty that wouldn’t break the government’s fiscal rules and manifesto promises #Peston

"I was physically disabled for 18 years, from my teens until just a few years ago when I was given a hip replacement by the NHS" Stephen Flynn MP reflects on his previous disability and shares his frustrations with how Westminster perceives disabled people #Peston

“When people get up in the morning, it’s your job as a leader that they jump out of bed excited about going into work” Former Education Secretary Gillian Keegan says businesses have to lead from the front to encourage those with mental health issues to stay in work #Peston

“You’d expect, with this reset, between Westminster and Holyrood there would be a little respect” SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn MP says fishermen in Scotland who voted for Brexit have been let down by both the leave campaign and the current government #Peston

“You can spend money on people who are out of the labour market…the problem with that is everybody loses” ‘Keep Britain Working’ Review Chair Sir Charlie Mayfield says the government must shift focus from welfare spending to ‘keeping people in work’ #Peston

“70% of what is caught by UK fishermen and women is sold in the EU” EU Ambassador to the UK Pedro Serrano highlights the benefits of the EU-UK fisheries deal agreed on Monday #Peston

"Very soon... the coming months" EU Ambassador to the UK Pedro Serrano says British defence companies will soon have access to the EU's €150 billion defence fund #Peston

“I don’t know” EU Ambassador Pedro Serrano suggests it is still to be decided how many people will have the opportunity to go back and forth on the proposed EU-UK youth mobility scheme #Peston

“Nigel Farage will always take the credit for everything but I don’t think (he) did that” Former Education Secretary Gillian Keegan says Kemi Badenoch was responsible for the government’s winter fuel U-turn and denies that it was driven by Reform UK’s popularity #Peston

“We are seeing a surge in young people with mental health conditions, which is particularly tricky for an employer to handle...” Former John Lewis boss Sir Charlie Mayfield says the UK doesn’t have a comprehensive system to help people stay in work when they get ill #Peston