Reuters have published the full text of President Barak Obama’s letter to the G20, where he states that “we must be flexible in adjusting the pace of consolidation and learn from the consequential mistakes of the past when stimulus was too quickly withdrawn and resulted in renewed economic hardships and recession.”

Rachel Williams reports in the Guardian that a coaltion of health professionals has written to Michael Gove, objecting to the Department for Education’s free school meals funding cut

Oxfam have published a new briefing paper discussing the contribution that people living in poverty make to the UK ‘s economy and society. It also explores the barriers faced by people seeking to move from benefits into work.

The FT report on new analysis by NIESR, which suggests that today’s spending cuts will be a significant drag on growth over future years.