[00:42.09]The report’s conclusion is that inter-EU migrants pay significantly more in taxes than they get in benefits and services.

[00:49.47]A spokesman for the British prime minister has insisted there is widespread and understandable concern about what his government calls benefit tourism.

[00:57.68]He said the UK government was working with other EU countries to stop migrants arriving specifically to get social welfare payments.

[01:04.11]Some British newspapers today claimed there are as many as 600,000 unemployed foreign European citizens in the UK, a figure the European Commission says is quite simply wholly wrong.

[01:15.31]President Obama is to meet Congressional leaders at the White House for more talks aimed at ending the partial government shutdown currently in its 14th day.

[01:23.60]A statement from the White House said a planned meeting has now been postponed to allow the Senate more time to negotiate.

[01:30.12]Aides to the leaders of both parties have told the BBC they are no closer to a deal, but speaking earlier in the day, Mr Obama struck a more positive note.

[01:38.11]“There’s been some progress on the Senate side with Republicans recognising it’s not tenable, it’s not smart, it’s not good for the American people to let America default.

[01:50.19]There’s been some progress in recognising that we are not going to be able to completely bridge the differences between the parties all at once,