Plans to help those affected by benefits cuts into work are not "properly considered", officials tell the BBC.

Canada had been hoping to secure a trade deal with the US next month.

The changes could cost up to £3bn which will have to come from higher taxes or cuts elsewhere, given the chancellor's self-imposed borrowing rules.

Cuts to some disability benefits will only hit future claimants, not those already on it.

A spokesperson said the Sunderland plant remained 'at the forefront of our electrification strategy'.