A Welsh Labour minister has called for the party to adopt a federal structure following its general election defeat.

The party is choosing a new UK leader after the resignation of Ed Miliband.
But Public Services Minister Leighton Andrews tweeted on Monday night: "I really don't care who English Labour choose #federallabournow."
He argued in a 2013 lecture that Labour was already "de facto" a federal party, with separate leaders in Wales and Scotland.
In an article for the Guardian last week, the Rhondda AM wrote: "Just what, after 7 May, does British Labour amount to?
"No one could have done more than Jim Murphy to raise Labour's fortunes in Scotland, but we were cuffed resoundingly there. In southern England outside London we barely have a seat, and in northern England, UKIP is eyeing up its chances.
"As [former cabinet minister] John Denham has argued, Labour in England needs its own identity.
"Is there space for a three-nations Labour in a federal British party? Time will tell."


Parishioners had to wait for their new toilet after skeletons dating from as far back as the Anglo-Saxon era were unexpectedly found at a church.

Some 40 graves lay just 45cm (18in) below a path outside Holy Trinity Church in Hildersham, Cambridgeshire.
Archaeologists examined 19 intact skeletons from the 9th or 10th Century, predating the church by several hundred years, but left 24 graves intact.
The toilet has now been completed and the skeletons laid in a new grave.
Holy Trinity churchwarden and local historian Andrew Westwood-Bate said they expected to "discover some bones while digging but this was completely unexpected".
"The Victorians did a lot of work here and there are underground pipes brushing past the graves, but amazingly nothing had disturbed them," he said.
He believes the skeletons are Anglo-Saxon, although Cambridge University Archaeological Unit experts who examined the site, said it was not possible to be precise as bones from consecrated ground could only be removed from the land in "exceptional circumstances".
They dated the burials "broadly" to the 11th or 12th Century. Five of the skeletons were children.
Mr Westwood-Bate said that discovery was "one of the most moving moments" of the excavation.
The graves were dug into the chalk and bodies laid directly in the cavity. A mould of the grave of one child has been made as a memorial to previous "parishioners" of Hildersham.
It is thought the graves belong to villagers who lived outside the walls of what was probably an Anglo-Saxon church.
The exhumation was carried out with "great reverence" and "as little public knowledge as possible", Mr Westwood-Bate said.
Each night the bones were stored in the mortuary at the village undertaker's.
A "proper funeral" was conducted as the skeletons were laid to rest in one coffin. A headstone will be added later.
They were interred near the churchyard wall "out in the sunshine looking over the field where they would have lived", Mr Westwood-Bate said.
"So they've gone back home."


A vigilante group which claims to "expose paedophiles" has said it is not to blame for the suicide of a man it confronted.

Gary Cleary was found hanged at his Leicestershire home on 13 May - four days after he was arrested by police.
The Letzgo Hunting group claims it gathered evidence Mr Cleary was a paedophile after contacting him online and posing as a 14-year-old girl.
But police said the 29-year-old had not been charged with any offences.
The Leicestershire force would not say what crime Mr Cleary had been arrested on suspicion of, but confirmed he had been interviewed by officers and released on bail.
Letzgo Hunting poses as girls under the age of consent and chats to men online, saving the conversations as evidence.
The group then arranges to meet the men in public places, and confronts them about their alleged actions while they are filmed.
In April, Letzgo Hunting told BBC Radio 5 live's Victoria Derbyshire: "We're not there to hurt anybody."
But the group said it would not change its methods following the death of Mr Cleary, who lived in Newbold Verdon.
A spokesperson told the BBC: "We told Victoria if anyone hurt a person we caught we would stop; that doesn't include self-harm."
The group told the Leicester Mercury: "We feel sorry for his family for the loss of their son."
A statement on the Letzgo Hunting Facebook page said: "We feel sorry for Mr Cleary's family however we are not to blame for this man's suicide... he believed he was meeting up with a 14 year old girl he had groomed for approximately one month."
The group said it arranged to meet  Mr Cleary, who then approached an 18-year-old woman posing as the 14-year-old girl.
The group said they then confronted Mr Cleary while filming him.
An inquest was held into Mr Cleary's death but neither his arrest nor confrontation with Letzgo Hunting were mentioned during the hearing.
Coroner Terry Kirkman said the notes made it clear that Mr Cleary had killed himself because of "personal circumstances".
Leicestershire Police and neighbouring Nottinghamshire Police said they were not aware of any cases where the involvement of Letzgo Hunting had led to any offenders being charged.
Letzgo Hunting has claimed that its investigation into a Nottingham man, called James Stone, led to him being convicted of sexual offences against a 15-year-old girl.
But Nottinghamshire Police said Stone was arrested after the girl's mother contacted them.
Letzgo Hunting told the BBC it had recorded online chats with both Gary Cleary and James Stone, and filmed meetings with both men.
The online conversations and footage were then given to police, the group said.
"All of our evidence is passed to police, otherwise they wouldn't have been arrested," said a spokesperson.
Stone has pleaded guilty to grooming, making an indecent image, possessing indecent images, possession of an indecent image with a view to distribution, possession of extreme pornography and two counts of sexual activity with a child.
Six of these charges relate to the 15-year-old girl, but none of the charges relates to material gathered by Letzgo Hunting.
Stone, 24, who lives in Nottingham city centre, is due to be sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday.
The Letzgo Hunting website is currently down, with a message saying it is in "maintenance mode".
Det Insp Martin Hillier, of Nottinghamshire Police, said the force was encountering "a worrying increase in those who think they can take the law into their own hands when it comes to internet grooming cases".
He said posting videos of alleged offenders online could "compromise any subsequent criminal proceedings" and lead to the collapse of court cases.
"Most importantly, any delay in reporting cases such as this to the police can lead to loss of evidence, and, crucially, delays the provision of vital medical treatment or psychological support that the victim may need," he said.
"If you suspect someone of online grooming or sexual offences, or indeed any crime, the only course of action should be to call the police immediately."


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BBC Radio 5 live will bring you all the action from two Premier League football games as Tottenham take on West Brom and Swansea host Arsenal, while there is a full programme of European Champions Cup rugby union on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra.
05:00-06:00, Football - The Friday Football Social, BBC Radio 5 live (repeat)
09:00-11:00, The Danny Baker Show, BBC Radio 5 live
11:00-12:00, Fighting Talk, BBC Radio 5 live
12:00-13:00, Football - Football Focus, BBC One
12:30-15:00, Football - Tottenham v West Brom, Premier League, BBC Radio 5 live (build-up from 12:00)
12:55-15:00, Rugby union - Northampton v Castres, European Champions Cup, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
143:0-17:30, Football - Final Score, BBC Red Button and online
15:00-17:00, Football - Swansea v Arsenal, Premier League, BBC Radio 5 live
15:00-17:15, Rugby union - Wasps v Toulouse, European Champions Cup, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
16:00-17:20, Football - Final Score, BBC One (not in Scotland; 16:00-17:00, BBC One NI)
16:25-17:20, Football - Sportscene Results, BBC One Scotland
17:00-17:20, Football - Final Score from NI, BBC One NI
17:00-18:06, Sports Report, BBC Radio 5 live
17:15-19:40, Rugby union - Glasgow v Munster, European Champions Cup, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
18:06-20:00, Football - 606 phone-in, BBC Radio 5 live
19:40-21:45, Rugby union - Racing 92 v Leicester, European Champions Cup, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
22:30-00:00, Football - Match of the Day, BBC One
Test Match Special is back for the start of England's one-day series in India, there is live coverage of both the WBBL and BBL Cup finals on the Red Button, the Masters snooker starts on BBC Two, and BBC Radio 5 live has commentary as Manchester United face Liverpool.
03:30-05:00, Boxing - James DeGale v Badou Jack, IBF and WBC super-middleweight world title fight, BBC Radio 5 live
07:30-09:00, Football - Match of the Day (repeat), BBC One
07:45-16:00, Cricket - India v England, first ODI, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
09:00-10:00, Sportsweek, BBC Radio 5 live
12:00-14:00, Basketball - Manchester Mystics v Nottingham Wildcats, WBBL Cup final, BBC Red Button and online
11:30-12:15, Snooker - Talking Snooker: People's Champions, BBC Two
A documentary looking at the careers of Alex Higgins, Jimmy White and Ronnie O'Sullivan
12:15-13:00, Football - MOTD2 Extra, BBC Two and BBC Radio 5 live
13:00-17:15, Snooker - Masters, BBC Two
13:00-15:00, Rugby union - Scarlets v Saracens, European Champions Cup, BBC Radio 5 live
15:30-17:40, Basketball - Newcastle Eagles v Glasgow Rocks, BBL Cup Final, BBC Red Button and online
16:00-18:06, Football - Manchester United v Liverpool, Premier League, BBC Radio 5 live (build-up from 15:00)
17:45-21:30, American football - Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs, NFL, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
18:06-19:30, Football - 606 phone-in, BBC Radio 5 live
18:15-19:00, Skiing - Ski Sunday, BBC Two (repeated 23:00-01:15, BBC Red Button)
19:00-23:00, Snooker - Masters, BBC Red Button and online
21:30-01:30, American football - Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys, NFL, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
22:00-23:00, Football - Match of the Day 2, BBC Two (22:30-23:30, BBC Two NI)
23:45-00:35, Snooker - Masters highlights, BBC Two (23:55-00:45, BBC Two NI; repeated 01:15-06:00, BBC Red Button)
00:35-02:35, Snooker - Masters Snooker Extra, BBC Two (00:45-02:35, BBC Two NI)
The first tennis Grand Slam event of the season, the Australian Open, starts in Melbourne, the Masters snooker continues while Tuffers and Vaughan discuss England's first ODI against India.
07:00-14:00, Tennis - Australian Open, day one, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
13:00-17:00, Snooker - Masters, BBC Two
18:15-19:00 & 23:00-23:45, Skiing - Ski Sunday (repeat), BBC Red Button
19:00-21:00, Football - The Monday Night Club, BBC Radio 5 live
19:00-23:00, Snooker - Masters, BBC Red Button and online
21:00-22:00, Cricket - The Tuffers and Vaughan Cricket Show, BBC Radio 5 live
22:00-22:30, 5 live Tennis - latest news from day one of the Australian Open, BBC Radio 5 live
23:15-00:05, Snooker - Masters highlights, BBC Two (00:15-01:05, BBC Two NI; repeated 23:45-06:00, BBC Red Button)
00:05-02:05, Snooker - Masters Snooker Extra, BBC Two (01:05-02:05, BBC Two NI)
The first of the FA Cup third-round replays take place, including Burnley v Sunderland at Turf Moor. It is two day of the Australian Open in Melbourne and the Masters snooker continues at Alexandra Palace.
07:00-14:00, Tennis - Australian Open, day two, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
13:00-17:00, Snooker - Masters, BBC Two (13:00-13:45 & 14:35-17:00, BBC Two Wales, 13:45-14:35 available on BBC Red Button)
19:00-22:30, Football - 5 live Final Score, Connected TV and online
19:00-23:00, Snooker - Masters, BBC Red Button and online
19:40-22:30, Football - AFC Wimbledon v Sutton United, FA Cup third round replay, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
20:00-22:00, Football - Lincoln City v Ipswich Town, FA Cup third-round replay, BBC One (20:05-22:30, BBC Radio 5 live)
23:15-00:05, American football - NFL This Week, BBC Two (00:15-01:05, BBC Two Scotland and BBC Two NI)
00:05-00:55, Snooker - Masters highlights, BBC Two (01:05-01:55, BBC Two Scotland and BBC Two NI; repeated, 01:00-06:00, BBC Red Button)
00:55-02:55, Snooker - Masters Snooker Extra, BBC Two (01:55-02:55, BBC Two Scotland and BBC Two NI)
2016 UK Championship winner Mark Selby begins his Masters campaign against Mark Williams live on BBC Two and the FA Cup replays continue with Southampton v Norwich and Liverpool's trip to Plymouth Argyle.
07:00-14:00, Tennis - Australian Open, day three, BBC Radio 5 live sport extra
13:00-17:00, Snooker - Masters, BBC Two (13:00-14:30 and 15:30-17:00, BBC Two Scotland; 14:30-15:30 available on BBC Red Button)
17:20-19:00 & 23:00-23:50, American football - NFL This Week (repeat), BBC Red Button
19:00-23:00, Snooker - Masters, BBC Red Button and online
19:00-22:30, Football - 5 live Final Score, Connected TV and online
19:00-19:45, Football - FA Cup third-round replay build-up, BBC Radio 5 live
19:40-22:30, Football - Southampton v Norwich City, FA Cup third-round replay, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
19:45-22:30, Football - Plymouth Argyle v Liverpool, FA Cup third-round replay, BBC Radio 5 live
22:45-23:20, Football - MOTD: FA Cup third-round replay highlights, BBC One (23:10-23:45, BBC One Wales and BBC One NI; 00:10-00:45, BBC Two Scotland)
23:15-00:05, Snooker - Masters highlights, BBC Two (23:45-00:35, BBC Two Scotland and BBC Two NI; repeated 23:50-06:00, BBC Red Button)
00:05-02:05, Snooker - Masters Snooker Extra, BBC Two (00:35-02:05, BBC Two Scotland and BBC Two NI)
BBC Radio 5 live sports extra will bring you live coverage of the Australian Open and England's Second ODI with India before BBC Two continues its coverage of the Masters snooker tournament form Alexandra Palace in London.
07:00-07:45, Tennis - Australian Open, day three, BBC Radio 5 live sport extra
07:45-16:00, Cricket - India v England, second ODI, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
13:00-17:00 & 19:00-19:30, Snooker - Masters, BBC Two
19:00-21:00, 5 live Sport, BBC Radio 5 live
19:25-23:00, Snooker - Masters, BBC Red Button (19:00-23:00, Connected TV and online)
19:30-20:00, Football - The Premier League Show, BBC Two
21:00-22:00, Tennis - Australian Open news, BBC Radio 5 live
23:00-23:50, American football - NFL This Week (repeat), BBC Red Button
23:15-00:05, Snooker - Masters highlights, BBC Two (23:45-00:35, BBC Two NI)
00:05-02:05, Snooker - Masters Snooker Extra, BBC Two (00:35-02:05, BBC Two NI)
07:00-14:00, Tennis - Australian Open, day four, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
13:00-14:00, The Friday Sports Panel, BBC Radio 5 live
13:00-17:00, Snooker - Masters, BBC Two
19:00-20:00, Snooker - Masters, BBC Two
19:55-23:00, Snooker - Masters, BBC Red Button (uninterrupted from 19:00-23:00, BBC Sport website, app and connected TV)
19:00-19:45, Football - Brighton v Sheffield Wednesday build-up, Championship, BBC Radio 5 live
19:30-21:30, Basketball - Newcastle Eagles v Worcester Wolves, BBL Championship, BBC Sport website, app and connected TV
19:40-21:45, Rugby union - Montpellier v Northampton, European Rugby Champions Cup, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
19:45-22:00, Football - Brighton v Sheffield Wednesday, Championship, BBC Radio 5 live
23:05-23:55, Snooker - Masters highlights, BBC Two
23:55-01:55, Snooker - Masters Snooker Extra, BBC Two
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Joe Denly was an unlikely hero with the ball, taking 3-20 as Kent bowled out Middlesex for just 154 to earn a One-Day Cup win by 46 runs at Canterbury.

Chasing 201 for victory, Wayne Parnell (3-33) reduced Middlesex to 11-2 and Denly's inspired spell secured victory.
The highlight was a superb one-handed return catch to dismiss James Franklin.
Earlier, Sam Northeast's 55 helped Kent post 200 all out after Toby Roland-Jones (3-35) removed in-form opener Daniel Bell-Drummond for a duck.
Bell-Drummond had scored centuries in his previous two One-Day Cup outings against Somerset and Sussex, but his stay at the crease on Sunday lasted for only one legitimate delivery.
Roland-Jones' first ball was a wide, but Bell-Drummond edged the second behind to wicketkeeper John Simpson to fall without scoring.
After a shaky start to their reply, Nick Compton (37) and Franklin (33) looked like getting Middlesex close to Kent's total, but Compton's dismissal by James Tredwell sparked another collapse of four wickets for 22 runs.


Belfast will host next year's World Ice Hockey Championship third-tier event after the city's bid was accepted by the sport's world governing body.

The Belfast bid won a vote at the International Ice Hockey Federation's annual congress in Russia on Friday.
Belfast beat an Estonian bid by 18-7 in a ballot of IIHF council members and the six competing countries.
Ice Hockey UK, in conjunction with the SSE Arena and the Belfast Giants, submitted the bid.
Ice Hockey UK chairman Richard Grieveson described the news as a "massive moment" for the sport in the UK.
"A lot of hard work went into the bid and the work now begins on getting ready for the tournament," said the Ice Hockey UK chairman.
"We are looking forward to working with Belfast Giants, the SSE Arena and our partners in Belfast on this project."
Great Britain will be joined by Croatia, Estonia, Lithuania, Japan and the Netherlands at the Division 1B Championship, which is scheduled to run from 23-29 April.
The Belfast arena, which was opened in 2000, has a capacity of 7,200.
Belfast's Lord Mayor, councillor Arder Carson described the successful bid "as a wonderful coup" for the city.
"2017 will be a fantastic year for sport, not only will we have some of the world's best ice hockey teams here, we will also be the host city for Uefa's Under-19 Women's Football Championships and the Women's Rugby World Cup," said the Belfast Lord Mayor.
Great Britain missed out on promotion from this year's World Championships Division 1B tournament in Zagreb last month after being edged out 2-1 by Ukraine in their final match.


Kenya has formally launched a new, Chinese-financed railway which should extend across East Africa to reach South Sudan, DR Congo and Burundi.

The first section will link the Kenyan port of Mombasa to the capital, Nairobi, reducing the journey time from 15 hours to about four.
It is said to be the country's biggest infrastructure project since independence 50 years ago.
The cost of the railway will be $5.2bn (Â£3.2bn) - mostly funded by China.
Some Kenyans have complained that the contract was given to the Chinese state-owned China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) without going to tender.
Viewpoint: Will corruption kill off Kenya's grand plans?
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping agreed the deal in August in Beijing.
It is also hoped that the railway will reduce congestion in Mombasa, one of Africa's busiest ports.
The current railway network dates back to the colonial era.
After the Nairobi section is finished, with completion due in 2017, it will be extended through Uganda, with branch lines west to Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of Congo, south through Rwanda to Burundi and north to South Sudan.
Passenger trains will travel at a top speed of 120 km/h (75 mph), while freight trains will have a maximum speed of 80 km/h.
"What we are doing here today will most definitely transform... not only Kenya but the whole eastern African region," President Kenyatta told crowds at the ceremony, calling it an "historic milestone", the AFP news agency reports.
"As a result East Africa will become a competitive investment destination," the agency quoted him as saying.
Earlier, he said the railway was one of the flagship projects of his government's ambitious Vision 2030 initiative to improve much-neglected infrastructure.
"The project will define my legacy as president of Kenya and it is my personal desire that the implementation is done to the standard," he said in a statement on Wednesday after meeting CRBC officials.
He also thanked the Chinese government for the "massive infrastructural projects in the country", which "reduced the cost of doing business and created employment through increased investments".
Kenya would be working closely with Uganda and Rwanda during the first phase, which would boost ties between the neighbours, he added.
"Kenya will fully meet its obligations towards the project. I will personally oversee its implementation," Mr Kenyatta said.


Gary Neville has put his £200m property development plans on hold following criticism from conservationists.

The former Manchester United star, 42, and ex-team-mate Ryan Giggs, 43, asked Manchester City Council to delay making a decision on whether to allow plans including two skyscrapers in the city.
They will now revise their ideas which were described by Historic England as a threat to "erase" the area's history.
However, Mr Neville insisted he believed in the "scale" of the plans.
The St Michael's development, near Manchester Town Hall, includes a 200-bed five-star hotel, 153 apartments, 135,000 sq ft of offices and a synagogue.
Retail and leisure space, including two sky bars/restaurants, is planned for the 31-storey Number One St Michael's skyscraper and a 21-storey office tower would be housed in Number Two St Michael's.
However, the Sir Ralph Abercromby pub - said to be the inspiration for the pub in the BBC's Life On Mars programme - and Bootle Street's former police station would have to be bulldozed, drawing the ire of local conservationists.
Speaking at a property conference in the French city of Cannes, Mr Neville said: "From our point of view there is no doubt that some of the suggestions, made to us during the consultation process, we need to listen to.
"We need to refine certain aspects of it and make changes to certain aspects.
"We still fundamentally believe in [the] scale [of the project], we still fundamentally believe in the buildings being tall in that zone.
"That is the absolute belief we have."
The former footballers say the scheme will create 1,500 jobs and Mr Neville stressed he wanted the development to be "perfect".
A council spokesman confirmed the footballers' representatives had requested their planning application be put on hold.


Ex-England and Manchester United striker Alan Smith has been confirmed as Notts County caretaker boss until a new full-time manager is appointed.

The Magpies sacked manager John Sheridan on Monday, after a run of nine successive defeats left them one point above the League Two relegation zone.
Smith, 36, has been a player-coach at Notts since joining in May 2014.
"The important thing is for everyone - players, staff and fans - to stick together," Smith told the club website.
"There's no getting away from it, it's been a very, very disappointing season so far. But there are lots of points still to play for and we are determined and confident of putting things right."
Assistant coach Mark Crossley remains at the club and will be part of the coaching set-up preparing for Saturday's away game against Morecambe.
Academy boss Mick Halsall and goalkeeping coach Kevin Pilkington had already left Meadow Lane before Sheridan's exit.
Sheridan signed 10 new players in the summer, but oversaw just six wins from his 24 league games in charge.
BBC Radio Nottingham co-commentator Mark Stallard
"Recent performances have been nowhere near the standard required in all aspects. Spirit and determination seem to have been missing.
"It's down to players not performing - no manager asks players to go out and defend like Notts have been defending as a team. Nine consecutive defeats speaks for itself.
"The players have to ask themselves massive, massive questions. Were they doing everything they could for the manager and the club? If they didn't want to play for the manager, they should be doing it for themselves out of professional pride.
"Confidence has gone and the players are as low as they can be. Notts have a genuine challenge to stay in the EFL."


Teenage British cyclist Gabriel Evans has been given a three-and-a-half year ban for doping.

Evans, 19, was suspended last year after admitting to his use of EPO and cannot compete again until April 2019.
UK Anti-Doping chief Nicole Sapstead said Evans had acted "intentionally" but because of his "immaturity" the ban was reduced by six months.
"Everybody's motivations are different. Some do it for money, some to win, some because they are curious," she added.
"Here is a young man at the start of his sporting career whose decision to cheat has significantly impacted that career before it has really begun.
"Evans clearly acted intentionally when he decided to purchase and use EPO.
EPO, or erythropoietin, is used commonly to boost the production of red blood cells and encourage more oxygen flow in the body.
Evans, in an interview in December last year, said his use of EPO had been partly a result of curiosity from watching the BBC Panorama programme Catch Me If You Can, which explored the world of doping.
Around the same time, and writing in a separate statement on a cycling forum, the London-based rider also claimed he first bought EPO on 3 August 2015 before a training camp in France.
He said he only raced once after taking EPO, on 5 September 2015 when he finished first in the British National Junior 10-mile time trial - a title he forfeited.


The NHS and social-care systems in England should be merged in the most radical overhaul since the 1940s, an independent review says.

Currently the NHS is free at the point of need, while payment for care homes and home support is means-tested.
But the Barker Commission said the distinction was unfair and must end.
It said the cost of providing free social care could come from a mix of new taxes and cuts to benefits and prescription exemptions.
This could include ending the National Insurance exemption for those working past the state retirement age, the expert panel led by economist Dame Kate Barker suggested.
Increasing National Insurance contributions for those earning more than £42,000 a year by 1% and for those above the age of 40 by the same amount was also suggested.
Winter fuel payments, free TV licences and prescription exemptions given to older people could be curbed, the review also said.
It said the merger of the two systems - created in 1948 as part of a post-war welfare settlement - was needed because the ageing population and rise in long-term illnesses had blurred the lines between the two and was now causing "distress and unfairness".
The commission, which was set up by the King's Fund think tank, compared the care given to cancer patients, who get their treatment free, with the support needed to help people with dementia, which often falls into the means-tested social-care system.
Dame Kate said the country was facing "difficult questions" but added the current system was simply "not fit to provide the kind of care we need and want".
"We propose radical change, greater than any since 1948, that would bring immense benefit to people who fall between the cracks between means-tested social care and a free NHS," she said.
She said the proposals were affordable if phased in over time, suggesting only those with the most critical needs should get social care free initially, which would cost an extra £2.7bn a year..
But as the economy improved the entitlement could be extended to those with substantial needs, she said. This would push the costs up to £5bn a year.
However, the review did not make clear which bodies - NHS or council - should hold the budget or run services.
The call for radical change comes after the government has already under taken a major reorganisation of the NHS this Parliament and is in the process of introducing a cap on social-care costs of £72,000 from 2016.
Dame Kate said there was clearly a reluctance to embark on more changes, but claimed politicians could not ignore the reality any longer.
There has been mixed reactions to the proposals.  A Department of Health spokeswoman suggested there were no plans for the radical measures being suggested.
She said steps were already being made to create a more joined-up system by the creation of the £3.8bn Better Care Fund, a joint NHS and local government pot largely funded by NHS money, which will be launched next year, and a fairer social-care system via the cap.
Meanwhile, Labour said it was committed to integrating health and social care, but had yet to decide how it would be organised.
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said: "The stark truth is this - if social care is allowed to continue to collapse, it will drag down the rest of the NHS. This is precisely what is happening under this government."
Caroline Abrahams, of Age UK, said she "fully supported" the call for an integrated health and care system.
"For too long policymakers have failed to grasp this nettle and the result is the fragmented, underfunded health and care services we see today."
But she questioned whether it was fair to target older people's benefits and entitlements so much to pay for it, saying it would "constitute quite a big hit on the incomes of many older people".


Salford owner Marwan Koukash has said he will decide his future at the Super League club at the end of the season.

Koukash first questioned his ongoing involvement after Salford failed to overturn a six-point deduction for breaching salary cap rules.
The deduction has put them in danger of relegation, as they now go on to play in The Qualifiers.
"The immediate future is we just need to concentrate on ensuring we've got Super League status," he said.
"As for me, I'm absolutely tired physically, mentally and emotionally and I just want to wait until the end of the year.
"My family suffered recently and I just need that time to think it over. I'll decide at the end of the season what I will do."
If he does choose to end his three-and-a-half-year spell in charge of the Red Devils, Koukash has already decided what will happen in the future.
"I've always said I'm a custodian of the club and it will always belong to the fans," he told BBC Radio Manchester.
"I will never sell the club onto another owner. I will put in place fan ownership, the season ticket holders will become the shareholders and they will elect a president, chairman and board."


The latest strike by Southern train drivers has entered a second day.

The latest walkout finishes at midnight but further strikes have been called for Friday and on 24, 25 and 27 January.
Aslef said its action had "solid" support from its members, and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said he would join the union's picket line.
Southern said it would not back down and was "very sorry" passengers faced continued disruption.
The rail company said only peak trains between Caterham and London Victoria are running. It normally runs 2,242 weekday trains across its network.
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The long-running dispute centres on Southern's decision to turn guards into supervisors. In this role they would no longer be responsible for opening and closing carriage doors - this duty would become the responsibility of the driver.
Southern mainly serves Sussex, Surrey and south London. It issued a map of its rail replacement bus links.
Gatwick Express has a reduced half-hourly service and there is a normal timetable for Thameslink, Great Western, Southeastern and South West Trains.
The unions and Southern's parent company Govia Thameslink (GTR) said no new negotiations were planned.
GTR said three-quarters of its Southern services were now driver-controlled with conductors converted into "on-board supervisors".
Its chief operating officer Nick Brown said the change would not be reversed.
"There is very substantial investment going into this network. We are introducing new trains to modernise the railway," Mr Brown said.
But Aslef leader Mick Whelan said supervisors would be less skilled.
He said: "Who is going to deal with the evacuation in an emergency, a fire on a train, sick people on a train or leading people down the track?
"Will it be down to the driver on trains which are 12 cars long with 1,100 people in the peaks? That's untenable."
Speaking on BBC Radio 4, Mr Corbyn said he believed Southern had "behaved in a terrible manner" and called on the government to take GTR's franchise back into public ownership.
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said: "The government is engaged day in, day out trying to get this issue resolved and will carry on doing that."


A 168-year-old south of Scotland newspaper which is earmarked for closure has been given a short reprieve.

The last edition of the Eskdale and Liddesdale Advertiser was due to be published on Wednesday.
However, the publishing company which owns the weekly has extended the consultation period by seven days.
The final edition is now scheduled for 21 December unless the paper can be sold for a "nominal amount".
The Eskdale and Liddesdale Advertiser was established in 1848 and has a circulation of about 1,200 copies in and around Langholm.
Last month, the CN Group announced plans to shut the paper leaving the three members of staff facing redundancy.
The company said that despite the best efforts of the team,  the weekly edition had not been in profit for some time and launched a formal consultation on its closure.
At the same time, the publishing firm left the door open for a community benefactor to take over the Advertiser, which they said they would be prepared to sell for a nominal amount.
A spokesperson for the CN Group has now confirmed that the staff consultation has been extended by a week.


Oilfield services provider Halliburton announced on Thursday it will cut 5,000 jobs as the company struggles amid falling oil prices.

Halliburton has already slashed its workforce by 25% since 2015 and said further cuts are expected.
The slump in oil prices - down more 70% since the middle of 2014 - has hit demand for Halliburon's services.
In a statement, Halliburton called the cuts "necessary to work through this challenging market environment".
From a peak in 2014, the company's workforce will have almost halved to 27,000 employees when all the planned cuts have been made.
Halliburton is not alone in cutting its work force. Globally, in 2015. more than 258,000 workers in the oil and gas sector globally were laid off, according to data from Graves & Co.
Halliburton has been waiting for regulatory approval from US and European authorities to buy rival Baker Hughes for $26bn (Â£18.5bn).
Oil prices rose Thursday - Brent crude was up 2% and US crude was up 2.6%.


A vote for independence in September's referendum would deny opportunities to young people, Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has said.

In a speech in Glasgow, Ms Davidson said that remaining in the UK would give young people "greater opportunities, not narrower horizons".
She argued that voters have a "responsibility" to future generations.
The Scottish government said that independence would mean "more and better jobs" for young people.
The Scottish Conservative leader addressed young Scots as part of her party's campaign to keep Scotland in the Union.
"If we vote to leave the UK, we'd be closing off avenues of opportunity for Scotland's young people that have existed for generations," she said.
"We'd be selling young Scots short.
"Our young people are as dynamic and ambitious as their contemporaries in any other corner of the globe.
"They've got what it takes to 'make it' in life - the talent, the drive and the determination to make their mark on the world.
"And it's our responsibility to make sure they get the best possible chance of achieving their full potential."
Ms Davidson claimed that a "No" vote would be "a resounding endorsement to Scotland staying in Britain, to Scotland advancing through partnership and not division, to delivering for the devolution generation, to ensuring future generations of Scots enjoy greater opportunities, not narrower horizons."
A spokesman for Scottish Education Secretary Michael Russell said: "With independence we can make sure Scotland's great wealth delivers far more for people living here.
"That means more and better jobs, financial security and greater opportunities for our young people."
He added: "The Tory party have dismantled free higher education south of the border, are gutting the welfare system and privatising the NHS.
"They are systematically destroying the opportunities that generations have built and relied upon in a country that is already one of the most unequal in Europe.
"In the face of this political vandalism, it takes a breathtaking level of duplicity for Ruth Davidson to lecture young people on opportunities."
The referendum will be held on 18 September, when voters will be asked the Yes/No question: "Should Scotland be an independent country?"
Sixteen and 17-year-olds will be able to vote in the referendum, unlike in local and general elections, when the minimum voting age is 18.


Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla is to have an ankle operation that could rule him out of action for a further three months.

The Spain international, 31, has not played since mid-October after injuring an Achilles in Arsenal's 6-0 Champions League win over Ludogorets.
Arsenal said his problem "had not progressed" and that he would travel to Sweden next week for surgery.
Cazorla missed seven months of last season with a knee injury.
He has scored two goals in 11 games in all competitions for the Gunners this term.
Arsenal said "surgery is required to the plantaris tendon" in Cazorla's right foot.


A "complete review" of US immigration points in the Republic of Ireland has been announced by Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Enda Kenny in the wake of Donald Trump's immigration ban.

The order temporarily banning people from seven Muslim-majority countries entering the US is being implemented at Dublin and Shannon airports.
They are among a small number of airports that offer US pre-clearance.
Mr Kenny said he "disagreed" with the travel ban.
"I will obviously say that to the president and vice president when I meet with them," he added.
The ban bars citizens from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen from entering the US for 90 days, or be issued an immigrant or non-immigrant visa.
US pre-clearance means that checks are carried out pre-departure and travellers are treated as domestic arrivals upon reaching the US.
There has been one case of a person being refused pre-clearance to the US at Dublin Airport, the Irish transport department has confirmed.
Irish Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan, who is set to travel for a series of pre-arranged meetings at Washington on Wednesday, said he "fundamentally disagrees" with President Trump's order.
Mr Flanagan added that when he was in the US he would highlight difficulties it has caused to undocumented Irish citizens.
The issue is also expected to be discussed by the Irish cabinet on Tuesday.
The Irish minister for children, Katherine Zappone, called for an urgent review on Monday.
There have also been calls from members of the Irish parliament for Mr Kenny to boycott the annual invite to the White House for St Patrick's Day.
The taoiseach traditionally presents the US president with a bowl of shamrocks during the event.
However, Mr Kenny said it was "more important now than ever before to speak face-to-face to the American president".


Welsh Rugby Union chief executive Martyn Phillips expects Warren Gatland to return to his Wales role after coaching the 2017 British and Irish Lions in New Zealand.

Gatland has said he rejected an approach from Super Rugby side Chiefs about leading them from 2018.
Gatland is contracted with Wales until after the 2019 World Cup in Japan.
Phillips reinforced his belief Gatland will return, saying he "made it very clear his intention was to come back".
The WRU boss also does not expect any fall-out from the Lions tour that would affect the Wales camp.
After Gatland's Wales and Lions predecessor Graham Henry took the Lions to Australia in 2001, his relationship with senior Wales players suffered.
"The reason Warren has got the Lions job twice and assistant once is that he is a very experienced leader in that space," Phillips told Scrum V.
"So I would back him to manage the situation."
Phillips also defended the decision to allow Rob Howley to join Gatland as part of the Lions set-up.
Forwards coach Robin McBryde will be in charge of Wales' June tour Tests against Tonga and Samoa, assisted by regional coaches Danny Wilson, Matt Sherratt, both of Cardiff Blues and Scarlets' Stephen Jones.
"I think Warren and Rob will both benefit as coaches from the Lions experience," added Phillips.
"I don't think the South Sea Island tours will be hugely beneficial to them.
"Our belief was for Warren and Rob to go into the white-hot heat of a Lions tour will test and develop them.
"We genuinely have to give some coaches exposure so I am comfortable with that decision."
Phillips also defended the 2016 decision to award contracts until 2019 to members of Gatland's backroom staff, including Howley and McBryde.
"The demand for the very best coaches is greater than it has ever been," added Phillips.
"When you have got a good coaching team it tends to work in World Cup cycles so what you don't want is a major disruption halfway through.
"Four years will become the norm. Warren picks his coaching team and his belief was this was the best team. We looked at everything."
Watch the Martyn Phillips interview on Scrum V, Sunday, 8 January, BBC Two Wales from 17:30 GMT.


French carmaker Peugeot Citroen plans to measure and publish the "real world" fuel usage and pollutant emissions of its main passenger vehicles.

Environmental group Transport & Environment will help it to collate the figures, which will be based on tests on open public roads.
The new testing procedure will be done in "real driving conditions", it said.
Fuel usage data will be ready by spring next year, with emissions figures ready by spring 2017, Peugeot said.
The move comes in the wake of the Volkswagen emissions-cheating scandal.
"In these troubled times for the industry, we must keep the trust of our consumers," said chief executive Carlos Tavares.
The carmaker said all the data would be audited and checked by an external third party.
Volkswagen's admission that it installed software to cheat emissions tests in 11 million of its diesel cars worldwide, has put the spotlight on cars' NOx (nitrogen oxide) emissions, as well as criticism of the tests themselves.
Peugeot said its new tests would include "urban, extra-urban and highway driving".
The carmaker, which almost collapsed during the car industry's global recession, reported a first-half profit for the first time since 2011 earlier this year.
Under Mr Tavares, who took the helm last year, the firm has cut the number of models it makes and increased prices.


Two men who were due to appear in court on Friday failed to show after they were shot in west Belfast the night before, a court has heard.

Martin Young, of Glenbawn Park, and James Bingham, of Causeway End Road, Lisburn, were treated in hospital for gunshot wounds to their legs.
They were expected before Newry Crown Court charged with supplying a Class A controlled drug in 2013.
The court was told the pair had been discharged on Thursday night.
The court heard that Mr Young and Mr Bingham, both aged 39, had left the Royal Victoria Hospital, where they were being treated, of their own accord.
A prosecution lawyer said: "Both had superficial wounds. Nothing which would have prevented them coming to court."
The court was also told that Mr Bingham had made an application for a change to his bail conditions, so that "he could have dinner with his wife and child before surrendering himself to the court and custody".
However, Mr Bingham was in the company of Mr Young when they were shot at about 20:45 GMT in Poleglass on Thursday evening - a breach of his bail conditions.
The defence said it was unclear what had happened.
Another man, Alan Gerrard, with an address in Liverpool, also did not attend court.
The Courts Service said arrest warrants have been issued for all three men.
A fourth man, Brian Stewart, of Wansbeck Road in Hull, England, was remanded in custody to appear again on 24 March.


Police will use extra powers to deal with potential trouble at this weekend's Scotland-England World Cup game.

They will be able to compel fans to take off masks or hooded tops which could prevent identification.
Armed officers will be deployed at major public events, reflecting heightened security levels.
Assistant Chief Constable Bernard Higgins said the force had intelligence some English fans may cause trouble.
Such behaviour would be "ridiculous and disrespectful" following recent terrorist incidents, he said.
Tens of thousands of fans from across the UK will be at Hampden Park in Glasgow to watch the qualifier match.
A full-scale security operation will cover several major events in Scotland over the next few days including the general election and a concert by the singer Robbie Williams at Murrayfield stadium.
Mr Higgins said "robust policing plans" were in place to keep the public safe.
"Understandably, since the tragic events in London and Manchester, people are more aware of the current threat to the UK from terrorism.
"There is no intelligence to suggest that Scotland or indeed this football match or any other event is a target but we have reviewed all forthcoming events to ensure our policing plans are robust."
He said armed officers would be deployed at Murrayfield for the concert on Friday and at Hampden Park stadium.
Mr Higgins added:  "Specific legislation has been implemented throughout the duration of the weekend that gives police additional powers to stop and search people who police believe may be looking to cause violence and disorder.
"If you intend to cause disorder, think again; you will be caught and you face spending the weekend in the cells."
Describing suggestions that some English fans may be intent on causing violence, he said it was "ridiculous and disrespectful following the events of the last three weeks that people feel they can come up to behave in a manner which would be  disgraceful for the whole country".
In light of the terrorist attacks in Manchester and London, police are asking fans to show consideration for the general public by refraining from congregating in large numbers in crowded places.
Visiting fans are reminded it is illegal to drink alcohol in public places in Glasgow or on buses travelling to the stadium.
Superintendent David Marshall from British Transport Police (BTP) said:  "There is no place for intimidating behaviour and our officers will be working hard to identify those who are out to cause trouble."
He added: "In light of the dreadful attacks in Manchester and London, our focus has of course remained on countering the threat of terrorism.
"Whilst we have more BTP officers at stations across the country and have asked you to be vigilant, this does not mean that any specific intelligence has been received relating to our stations or that there is an increased risk of travelling by train.
"The public are the eyes and ears of the rail network and I would urge them to report suspicious behaviour and criminality to us by texting 61016 or by calling 0800 40 50 40."
Football governing body UEFA rejected a Police Scotland request to bring forward the World Cup qualifier to reduce the risk of violence flaring.
Senior officers say a 5pm kick-off at Hampden Park allows too much drinking time on what is expected to be a warm afternoon.
But Scottish Football Association chief executive Stewart Regan  played down any concerns.
He said: "The match has been publicised and announced since 2015, and we believe that two hours will not make a material difference and therefore we will still proceed."
Speaking on BBC Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme, Scottish Police Federation chairwoman Andrea MacDonald was asked if she agreed with warnings by former SPF chair Les Gray that the late kick off could lead to "bedlam and absolute carnage".
"Certainly kicking off at that time gives fans more time to drink alcohol, and it does generally lead to an increase in violence or disorderly behaviour... although that is only a small minority of fans who behave in that way."


Australia pace bowler Mitchell Johnson is relishing the chance to play on a "fast and bouncy wicket" in Sunday's tri-series final against England.

The left-armer, player of the series in last winter's Ashes whitewash over England, is set to return in Perth after being rested for the group games.
The Waca wicket showed signs of variable bounce when England beat India on Friday to reach the final.
"It will be nice to play on a fast and bouncy wicket again," said Johnson, 33.
He took 37 wickets at an average of 14 in Australia's 5-0 Ashes win, but has not played a one-day international since Australia's defeat by South Africa in Perth last November.
Having missed Australia's four group matches, he is expected to feature in their final competitive ODI before the World Cup opener against England in Melbourne on 14 February.
Johnson added: "During the South Africa series the wicket got faster and faster, so I'm really looking forward to playing on such a nice wicket."
The final will be played on the same surface where England beat India by three wickets, James Taylor hitting 82 as they overhauled a target of 201 with 19 balls to spare.
"The wicket took everyone by surprise as to how it behaved," said England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler, who shared a 125-run stand with Taylor for the sixth wicket.
"I'll be interested to see how the wicket plays. We'll have to not turn up with any pre-conceived ideas and see how it plays and react to that.
"Australia are a strong side and much-fancied, and in their own conditions, and it's another great marker of where we're at as a team to come up against top-quality opposition."
Mitchell Starc, another left-arm fast bowler, has taken 12 wickets in four group games in Johnson's absence.
"He swings the ball and bowls fast, so I'm really looking forward to working with him," said Johnson. "We bowl well together in the short form."


Alan Shearer's team have beaten Robbie Savage's squad by 18 goals in a 57-hour five-a-side game for Sport Relief.

Shearer, who captained the Match of the Day team, beat Savage, who led the BBC 5 live team with 547 goals to 529.
More than 1,100 people played in the snow and rain outside BBC MediaCityUK in Salford since 09:15 on Thursday, raising Â£370,592 for Sport Relief.
All-time Premier League top goal-scorer Shearer was presented his winning trophy by Gary Lineker.
After scoring in extra time of the last game, Shearer said the challenge had tired him out.
"My back, my thighs, my knees - they're all in bits but it was all worth it."
Look back at coverage of Sport Relief's Battle of the Five-A-Sides
Ex-Wales player Savage said it had been "challenging but amazing".
He said: "I'm very proud of 'Team Savage', there were times when I was sure we'd be taking that trophy home.
"Thanks to everyone for their amazing support which is what Sport Relief is all about, getting together to raise some cash and feel proud."
Lineker came out earlier on Saturday to referee and poke fun at the captains, saying: "Just watching Shearer there, he could barely move... bit like when he played really!"
The day also saw professional boxer Scott Quigg commentating, former England right-back Danny Mills scoring for Team Shearer and Countdown star Rachel Riley slogging out a full 12 hours on the pitch.
Actor Ralf Little partnered with singer Lamar to try to bring Team Savage back into the game in the final hours.
McFly's Danny Jones and Josh Cuthbert from band Union J each did a 12-hour stint overnight.
Hip-hop star Fatman Scoop who was given a red card by Man United's winger Adnan Januzaj for persistent foul play.
American Scoop was not pleased but admitted he got an education in football, saying: "The guy puts a red card on me. I don't know what a red card is. Then everyone tells me to get off!"
Cast members from a variety of British soap operas - Emmerdale, Coronation Street and Hollyoaks - battled it out in game 100, calling themselves the "Northern Allstars".
The action saw celebrities including John Bishop, Hugh Dennis and Angus Deayton take on footballers Danny Mills, Kevin Kilbane and Dion Dublin.
The 57-hour duration of the match was chosen because it is the equivalent of a Premier League club's entire season.
The Premier League is matching all of the public's donations up to a maximum of Â£500,000.
The money will go towards helping disadvantaged people in the UK and overseas.


The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has defended the decision to name former Bishop of Chichester George Bell as an alleged paedophile.

The Church of England settled a civil claim made by a woman who says she was abused by the late Rt Rev Bell in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Archbishop Welby said he was a "great hero" for his wartime actions but the abuse claim apology was "correct".
Bishop Bell's supporters have criticised the church's investigation.
Bishop Bell was well known for championing the people of Germany during World War Two and made a speech in the House of Lords in February 1944 opposing Churchill's policy of saturation bombing.
Archbishop Welby told BBC Radio Kent: "He did extraordinary work during the Second World War, and in the run up to the war and in the years after the war, but someone came forward who said that they had been abused by him.
"On the balance of probability, at this distance, it seemed clear to us after very thorough investigation that that was correct and so we paid compensation and gave a profound and deeply felt apology.
"No-one should imagine for one moment that any of us felt that George Bell could just be discarded.
"He's the greatest hero that most of us have and this has been an appalling shock and a terrible event to have had to deal with but you have to listen to the survivors," Archbishop Welby added.
"You have to listen to those who have suffered and whose whole lives have often been destroyed and ruined by this."
A group of lawyers, academics, politicians and senior Church figures have criticised the decision to name the bishop as an alleged paedophile.
The supporters of the late bishop, known as the  George Bell Group, claim the investigation was "astonishingly inadequate" and no attempts were made to corroborate the allegation against George Bell's papers and diaries or contact any of his living relatives.
Journalist Peter Hitchens has also criticised the way the case has been handled, saying the Church should have taken more care because the bishop's "reputation is so important".
The church, which paid compensation and apologised to the woman following the settlement, said the decision "was not taken lightly or without consideration of the impact on the reputation of George Bell".


Cecafa secretary general Nicholas Musonye has laid the blame for the crisis in East and Central Africa's regional body firmly at the door of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda.

A furious Musonye told the BBC that football administrators from the four nations needed to take a hard look at themselves.
He said dark clouds descended on Cecafa after the 2015 elections which saw the president of Sudan's FA, Muatasim Gafe, take over as regional boss.
Since then Cecafa has failed to organise its two main annual competitions - the Club Championship and the Senior Challenge Cup for national teams.
"There is a lot of politics in Cecafa that is bringing all this confusion," said Musonye, who oversees the interests of 12 nations.
He accused four countries of undermining progress and exacerbating the crisis by their attitude towards Gafe's leadership.
If they want to kill Cecafa, let them do it, it's their baby, it's their organisation
"I'm in charge of 12 countries, all of them being equal but Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda think they're more equal than others.
"The president of Sudan was elected president of Cecafa in an open and free election; these members decided that they cannot support the new president.
"Cecafa is not my company; I'm only their custodian as secretary general.
"If they want to kill Cecafa, let them do it, it's their baby, it's their organisation."
Musonye said the crisis in the governance of football in the region has also been a major factor in the decline in the fortunes of their teams.
"There is mediocrity in terms of organisation so they can never qualify [for the Africa Cup of Nations}.
"There is bad leadership in our zone which has been persistent for many years and this has really affected the promotion of football.
"Their mediocrity will continue as they watch other countries flourish in AFCON and other top competitions.
"Member associations of Cecafa don't even pay their annual fees - they don't pay participation fee either, they want to play for free."


Scottish firefighter Steve McCrorie has won the fourth series of The Voice.

The 30-year-old triumphed over Lucy O'Byrne, a theatre usher who is trying to make it as an opera singer.
"I'm so lost for words right now," he said, his voice cracking after being told he had won. "I can't thank everyone enough for doing this for me."
His debut single is a cover of Lost Stars, from the film Begin Again. The original, by Adam Levine, was nominated for an Oscar earlier this year.
For the first time in the show's history, the single was released immediately after the final. At the time of writing, it is at the top of the iTunes chart.
McCrorie said his ultimate dream was to be a "successful and sustainable artist", something his predecessors have largely failed to achieve.
So far, Andrea Begley is the only victor to crack the top 10, taking her debut album, The Message, to number seven in 2013.
Leanne Mitchell, the first winner in 2012, was dropped by her label last year after failing to crack the top 40. Last year's winner, Jermain Jackman - who was mentored by will.i.am - saw his debut album stall at 42 last month.
McCrorie was steered to victory by Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson, who put the singer's victory down to "connecting with people".
"Stevie's a typical Scotsman. Although on paper he was the favourite all along he still felt like the massive underdog."
Asked about previous winners' lack of success, Wilson quickly replied: "Stevie hasn't won it before."
The grand final attracted an average audience of 6.3 million on Saturday, down from 6.6 million in 2014 and 7.2 million in 2013.
But 7.9 million were watching when the winner was announced at 21:00 BST, an improvement on last year's peak audience.
McCrorie was the favourite to win the show with bookmakers, who now offer odds of 3/1 that his debut single will go to number one.
As well as O'Byrne, he beat Emmanuel Nwamadi and Sasha Simone, who were eliminated halfway through the final.
The show also saw special guests Paloma Faith and The Script take to the stage - marking former coach Danny O'Donoghue's return to the singing competition after two years.
Current coach Rita Ora also performed New York Raining with Charles Hamilton - a song taken from the soundtrack to hit US TV show Empire.
As the show drew to a close, McCrorie said he was finding it hard to accept his victory.
"A lot of people have saw something in me that I didn't see," he said.
"Even standing up there I've still got that self doubt and I think it's going to take a while to click in, to take in, that I've actually won The Voice 2015."


The risk of more cases of avian flu in poultry and other captive birds may increase in the weeks ahead, Wales' rural affairs secretary has warned.

Lesley Griffiths said the risk would not fall in coming weeks, and spring wild bird migration could increase the chances of further cases.
On Monday it was confirmed that a wild duck died from the disease in Conwy, following cases in south Wales.
On Tuesday, Ms Griffiths told AMs that more cases were likely to be found.
Public health officials have stressed that the risk to humans is "very low".
Ms Griffiths previously announced the extension of an all-Wales avian flu prevention zone until 28 February 2017.
Similar measures have been introduced in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
"Work is in hand, with Defra and the Scottish Government, to consider what the exit strategy might be for lifting the prevention zone," she said in a statement.
"I cannot stress enough the need for those who keep poultry flocks and other domestic birds to remain alert for signs of the disease, to contact their private veterinarians if they have any concerns and to practice the highest levels of biosecurity," Ms Griffiths added.


One in three internet users between the ages of 12 and 15 say they saw "hate speech" online in the past year, according to Ofcom's latest survey of children's media habits.

It is the first time the UK regulator has posed a question about the topic in its annual study.
The NSPCC charity said the finding was "very worrying", adding such posts should not be tolerated.
The report also indicates children are spending more hours a week on the net.
And it suggests that many of the children are too trusting in Google.
More than a quarter of eight-to-15s who used a search engine said that if the US firm listed a link then they believed its contents could be relied on.
Ofcom said most of these children had mistakenly assumed that the results were chosen by some kind of authoritative figure who had hand selected accurate pages.
The report was based on interviews carried out with 2,059 families between April and June.
The hate speech question asked: "In the past year, have you seen anything hateful on the internet that has been directed at a particular group of people, based on, for instance, their gender, religion, disability, sexuality or gender identity?"
The children were told this could involve hateful comments, images or videos posted to social media including YouTube.
Of the 12-to-15-year-olds who replied, 27% said they had "sometimes" seen instances of hate speech over the past year, and a further 7% said they had "often" seen examples.
Ofcom noted that children from the three lowest social and economic groups in the UK were twice as likely to have given "often" as their answer as those from more wealthy backgrounds.
"Obviously this is a real concern and like any parent I'd be worried about [hate speech] too," Emily Keaney, Ofcom's head of children's research told the BBC.
"But we also know that children are likely to tell an adult about it - probably a parent or teacher - and that parents are mostly talking to their children about how to stay safe online."
The study indicates parents are becoming more proactive about their children's online safety.
More families said they used home network-level filters to block offensive content than last year. Likewise, more parents said they had changed the settings on their children's devices to prevent them downloading apps when unsupervised.
But one child safety expert said such technical fixes could only go so far.
"We are getting better at filtering out inappropriate content [such as pornography] but speech is considerably more difficult to deal with," said Stephen Balkam founder of the Family Online Safety Institute.
"Parents must talk with their kids and convey their offline real-world values because ultimately it has to come down to the kids' own sense of what is right and wrong.
"One of the things we are trying to encourage is that kids should act on this stuff in a way that empowers them. That can involve telling a site like Facebook or YouTube that they have seen harmful stuff and then witnessing it be removed."
Sabine:
The challenge is to prevent my children becoming obsessed about things they have seen on the internet. If they totally get into a character - a cartoon or real-life person - they can want to see more and more. One clip is never enough. And you never know what they might find if they keep searching for the same thing. The further down the list they go on YouTube the more unsure you are what's there. So, mine always have to ask me before they can press play.
Romilly:
When I'm on the internet I'm only allowed to look up the things mummy says I can look up. That's sensible because she doesn't let me look up silly things that might be inappropriate for me. I like looking at pictures of horses. But I think TV is better than the internet, definitely, because it's bigger and the layout of the internet is not as good.
While children are spending more time online, the report suggests they are watching TV less.
For many, YouTube is the most popular destination. But the content they watch differs by age.
Under-sevens say they are most likely to watch TV shows, cartoons and mini-movies on Google's video clip service.
But their older counterparts are more likely to opt for vloggers. More than a third of eight-to-11s and 44% of 12-15s say they watch YouTube stars and other online personalities.
Parents may find it a struggle to keep across which vloggers are suitable, but at least the kids appear to be becoming more savvy. For the first time a majority of 12-15s say they are aware vloggers could have been paid to promote the products they discuss.
Despite all this, it remains the case that the under-12s continue to spend more time in front of the TV than online.
But for the 12-15 group, the study indicates that on average the youngsters spend five hours 24 minutes a week longer online than in front of a TV, with a total of 20 hours six minutes dedicated to online pursuits.
Looking at how the children get online, Ofcom says that more than half of the five-15s now do so via a tablet - making it the most popular type of device.
It also flags that this group is increasingly likely to have been given one of their own.
Mobile phones have also leapfrogged laptops to become the second most popular device for internet use.
The study indicates 32% of the 8-11s now have a smartphone of their own, up from 24% in 2015.
The corresponding figure for 12-15s is 79%, up from 69% a year ago.
This ownership is likely fuelling use of social media late into the evening. Ofcom says 15% of 11-15s are communicating through one of the platforms at 22:00 and 2% are still messaging at midnight.
Facebook remains the most popular social network. But for the first time a majority of 12-15 girls have a Snapchat account.
Ofcom also notes a trend towards increased use of group messaging services within WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Instagram.
"Many of these group chats are used for positive activities, like homework groups," says the report.
"But they were also being used in less positive ways, with a fine line between banter and bullying".


Work is to begin on a temporary housing scheme for homeless families in Reading.

The 28 prefabricated homes will provide emergency housing for people who would otherwise be forced to stay in bed and breakfast accommodation.
Reading Borough Council said it had about 120 families staying in guest houses at the end of 2016.
Work begins in Lowfield Road on Tuesday with the first residents due to arrive in the autumn.
The development, on the site of a former mobile home park, will consist of seven timber-clad blocks of four units, two storeys high, a children's play area, car parking and bike sheds.
Each unit will have two bedrooms, a bathroom, kitchen-diner and a living room.
The 28 homes are intended to house homeless families while they are waiting for authority-owned or housing association accommodation to become available.
Legally councils can house families in temporary accommodation for a maximum of six weeks.
The council said the stock of affordable housing in Reading had reduced because of high land prices and rents, as well as right-to-buy sales.
Housing councillor Richard Davies said: "Reading, along with many other towns and cities in the region, has seen an increase in the number of families requiring emergency housing.
"This has resulted in the council being forced to use bed and breakfast accommodation which is unsuitable and disruptive for homeless families."


A man who has been at the forefront of protests against Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is in hospital after allegedly being beaten and tortured.

Silvanos Mudzova, a member of the pressure group Tajamuka, said he had been abducted from his home in Harare on Tuesday night by unknown men.
He told the BBC he had been blindfolded and tortured with sharp objects.
He was also electrocuted on several parts of his body, including his genitals, Mr Mudzova said.
He said his captors had been armed.
The activist said his attackers had interrogated him, wanting to know who was funding his Tajamuka pressure group and why they were campaigning against President Mugabe's government.
The spokesman for the group was also arrested but granted bail on Wednesday.
Despite the latest government ban on protests in the capital, Harare, a massive demonstration has been planned for Saturday, according to Mr Mudzova.
Zimbabwe has seen a wave of protests recently over the declining economy.
Earlier this month, President Mugabe criticised judges who gave permission for anti-government protests which later turned violent.
He said the judges had shown a reckless disregard for peace and warned they should take care when making decisions.
The opposition has accused Mr Mugabe of trying to intimidate the judiciary.
Last week, Zimbabwe's high court overturned a two-week ban by police on demonstrations in Harare.
Activists who are opposed to President Robert Mugabe and his government challenged the ban in court.
The president recently warned protesters there would be no Zimbabwean uprising similar to the "Arab Spring".


Celtic have signed Krasnodar's Ivorian midfielder Kouassi Eboue, subject to the granting of a visa.

The 19-year-old, who made 18 appearances this season in Russia's top flight, has signed a four-year deal.
"A fee has been agreed with FC Krasnodar, as have personal terms with the player," Celtic confirmed.
Eboue will become Celtic's first signing during the January transfer window with manager Brendan Rodgers keen to bolster his squad.
"We have received the necessary governing body endorsement from the Scottish FA and subject to the visa being granted, Kouassi will join Celtic on a four-year contract," Celtic added in a statement.
Eboue was recently handed his first Ivory Coast call-up but has yet to make his international debut.
Speaking last month, Rodgers said he would add to his squad in the transfer window.
"There will be [players leaving], that's a natural way when players aren't playing so much, especially if they're mid-20s and beyond," he said. "They want to play regularly. Some will come in to help the squad that's already here."


The family which own and run Blackpool FC have been accused at the High Court of treating the club as "the family's personal cash machine".

Andrew Green QC, representing club president Valeri Belokon, said owner Owen and chairman Karl Oyston took millions of pounds from the club after Premier League promotion in 2010.
Mr Belokon's company is pursuing a claim against the Oyston family for "unfair prejudice" against shareholders.
The Oystons vigorously deny the claims.
Mr Belokon's company, VB Football Assets, a minor shareholder in the club, was excluded from key decisions, information and any share of profits, claimed Mr Green.
VB Football is also pursing a claim against Blackpool FC Ltd and Blackpool FC (Properties) Ltd, a company with family links formerly known as Segesta, for "unfair prejudice" against shareholders.
Mr Green told Mr Justice Marcus Smith, sitting in London, that as a result of the Seasiders reaching the Premier League, the club received £106m ($134m), which included £48m for the 2010-11 season and £58m of "parachute payments" following Blackpool's relegation at the end of the season.
Mr Green said the Oyston family's case was that at all times they had been transparent and open in relations to payments made out of the club, which he disputed.
"There was, in fact, the adoption of a deliberate strategy by the Oyston family to take cash out of Blackpool Football Club, and do so in a way VB Football Assets and its nominated directors could do nothing to stop that was the antithesis of transparency."
He added: "Owen and Karl Oyston have treated Blackpool Football Club as the Oystons' personal cash machine."
The hearing is listed for five weeks.
Mr Belokon won a court case in February in a dispute with the Oyston family over his share of profits after he provided £4.7m in July 2008 to develop the south stand and south-west corner of the club's stadium.
In March, the club announced Mr Belokon was being suspended from its board as a result of a judgement in the Paris Court of Appeal related to disputed allegations of money laundering involving two banks founded or owned by him.


Maidstone have signed forward Delano Sam-Yorke from fellow National League side Woking on a two-month loan deal.

Sam-Yorke, who joined The Cards from Forest Green Rovers in July, has made 16 league appearances this season, scoring three goals.
The 27-year-old has played for several clubs in his career including Cambridge and Lincoln and spent part of last season on loan at Boreham Wood.
Maidstone are 20th in the table, two points above Woking.
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Team Sky riders are "100%" behind team principal Sir Dave Brailsford, according to Geraint Thomas.

The 53-year-old has come under scrutiny since information on Sir Bradley Wiggins' authorised use of banned drugs to treat a medical condition was released by hackers.
And further questions about Team Sky's doping controls led MPs to claim its reputation was "in tatters".
"It shouldn't even need saying, but we all back Dave B 100%!", Thomas tweeted.
"I've known him a long time and I wouldn't want anyone else leading Team Sky," the 30-year-old said.
Peter Kennaugh agreed with Thomas, adding: "I think all the riders on Team Sky would join me in saying they are completely behind Dave Brailsford."
"He's the leader of our super Team Sky," added Elia Viviani.
Michal Kwiatkowski, Owain Doull and Luke Rowe also tweeted their support for Brailsford.
It follows reports that some riders have lost confidence in Brailsford and considered asking him to resign.
Brailsford has denied any wrongdoing, saying TUEs "do not cross the line" over performance-enhancing drugs.
Last week a Parliamentary select committee heard evidence about the former Team Sky doctor who received a 'mystery package' for Sir Bradley Wiggins in 2011, Richard Freeman.
Team Sky responded saying that they were a clean team who abide by the rules.
"We are proud of our stance against doping. We believe our approach to anti-doping is rigorous and comprehensive," they said in a statement.
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With the future of Sir Dave Brailsford - and perhaps even Team Sky - uncertain after months of damaging revelations, this is an attempted fight-back, with several riders closing ranks around their under-fire boss at the request of management.
However, it has not escaped attention that the team's leading man, Chris Froome, is yet to make clear his support, instead tweeting about a meal he enjoyed in South Africa. And if that is an act of defiance, it could place even more pressure on Brailsford as he tries to cling to his job.
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Freeman, meanwhile, has also received the support of a former colleague.
Dave Readle, who was a sports psychologist at the governing body's high performance programme from 2008 to 2014, and worked closely with Freeman, told BBC sports editor Dan Roan that the doctor "has been thrown under the bus".
MPs at last week's select committee hearing were told how Freeman had failed to keep medical records of treatments for riders - a possible breach of General Medical Council rules, according to the UK Anti-Doping Agency - and ordered large quantities of the corticosteroid triamcinolone, that may have outstripped clinical need.
Freeman administered Wiggins' TUEs, and took delivery of the mystery medical package in France 2011. It has also been reported that fellow doctors at Team Sky blocked him applying for a fourth TUE for Wiggins, and that he was in charge of medical supplies when testosterone patches were delivered to British Cycling in 2011, apparently in error.
He has denied any wrongdoing, and is thought to be preparing written submissions to Ukad's questions.
Freeman withdrew from giving evidence to the select committee on the eve of the hearing last week due to ill health. But Readle said: "Richard has been hung out to dry. He is a loyal friend, a man of honesty, integrity and loyalty, and this is a tough time for him. All this negative publicity, he's in a state of shock.
"The fact that no one's come out to support him, after all the help he's given riders, it stinks.
"I spent a lot of time with him and everything he did was above board, there was no cutting corners."
When asked why Freeman may have failed to keep medical records, Readle said that the intensity of the workload while treating large numbers of athletes and other staff may have meant that the doctor's administration sometimes slipped.
"You get bombarded with stuff in elite sport, he wouldn't have done it deliberately. Richard had lots of athletes to treat," he said.


MSPs have condemned changes to child tax credits and a controversial provision known as the "rape clause".

UK government welfare reforms cut child tax credit and Universal Credit for third or subsequent children.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon led a Holyrood debate saying parliament should be "fundamentally opposed" to the two-child policy.
However, Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson defended the plans on grounds of financial responsibility.
The welfare changes, which were announced in 2015 and came into effect from 6 April, limit tax credits to the first two children in a family, with exceptions for adoptions, those involved in kinship care and for children born as a result of "non-consensual conception".
The terms of the latter exemption have proved controversial, with protest rallies held in Glasgow and Edinburgh and fiery exchanges in the Holyrood chamber.
These continued in the Scottish government-led debate, which saw a series of impassioned speeches - including one where Kezia Dugdale silenced the chamber by reading out an email from a rape victim.
Ms Sturgeon's motion for the debate read that parliament should be "fundamentally opposed to the UK government's imposition of the two-child limit", as it "will push families into poverty".
It also "utterly condemns the disgraceful and repugnant 'rape clause'", saying the policy is "unfair, unequal, morally unacceptable and deeply harmful to women and their children and a fundamental violation of women's human rights".
Ms Sturgeon told MSPs that the rape clause illustrated the "callousness" and "sheer inhumanity" of the policy.
She said: "No woman anywhere should have to prove she's been raped in order to get tax credits for their child. I can't believe in 2017 that I'm having to stand up in the Scottish Parliament and make that argument."
And the first minister dismissed the Conservative argument that the Scottish government has the power to mitigate the changes as "ridiculous", saying "the only appropriate mitigation is for the UK government to abandon the two-child cap".
Ms Davidson responded for the Conservatives, with her amendment noting that "the UK government has a duty to manage public finances carefully for future generations", highlighting attempts to "curb increasing welfare spending by reducing benefits to those on higher incomes".
She said she struggled to find the words for the issue of rape, saying terms like "sensitive" and "compassionate" would "shrivel next to the enormity of the violation" victims had suffered.
But she said her party's judgement was that the government needed to reduce the deficit to build a strong economy which could sustain public services. She said policies like the two-child cap were "difficult judgement calls".
And the Scottish Conservative leader questioned whether Holyrood was "a soapbox to sound off against policies from London that MSPs do not like", or whether it should use "the enormous powers" it now has to act.
She added: "The first minister uses strong words like shameful. She has the power to act - if she chooses strong words but chooses not to act, then that would indeed be shameful."
Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale gave an impassioned speech slamming the rape exemption as "an absolutely sickening state of affairs".
She read out an email from a woman who had a baby as a result of rape, who described tax credits as "the hand up I needed when I was at my most vulnerable to allow me to re-stabilise my family".
It continued: "There is no way I could complete that awful form of shame, no matter what the consequences.
"Looking back that really could have been the thing that tipped me completely over the edge; the difference between surviving to tell the tale and not."
Ms Dugdale said: "It's not the author of that letter, or any other rape victims who should feel shame. It is those, like Ruth Davidson, on the Tory benches here and in Westminster who refuse to act who should feel shame."
Green MSP Ross Greer also slammed the Scottish Conservative leader, saying: "When you cut through the tank-riding, bagpipe-playing bravado, Ruth Davidson is just another cruel member of a cruel party."
He said Holyrood was not designed as the last line of defence against the cruelty of Westminster.
Lib Dem Alex Cole-Hamilton said the "abhorrent policy" would have been in the statute book years earlier had his party not blocked it previously.
He said "such a policy has no place in a civilised society".
Labour's Pauline McNeill described the policy as "a full-frontal attack on women", while SNP member Sandra White addressed Tory MSPs saying: "I thought some of them were decent people - but if they stand by this there is no decency left in them."
However, a number of Conservative MSPs also stepped forward to defend the policy.
Adam Tomkins said limiting tax credits to the first two children in a family was "the right thing to do" and exempting some, like rape victims, was also "the right decision".
He said responsible politicians had to make a decision on the balance of "fairness between those receiving benefits and those paying for them". He said MSPs had the power "not to shout and scream, but to act".
And Rachael Hamilton accused the SNP and other parties of "misleading" statements on the welfare reforms, saying they had set out to "demonise" Ms Davidson and "twist" the exemption for rape victims.
She charged the SNP with "hypocrisy", saying they "continually fail to use" Holyrood's powers and would use anything to "demonise the main unionist opposition".
Ms Sturgeon's motion, with amendments from Labour and the Greens, was backed by 91 votes to 31. Ms Davidson's amendment was rejected by the same margin.


Wolfsburg and Germany midfielder Nadine Kessler has been forced to retire at 28 because of a knee injury.

Kessler won 29 caps, scoring 10 goals, and played in the team who won the 2013 Women's European Championship.
She also won four league titles and three Champions Leagues and was the 2014 World Player of the Year.
"It's very difficult for me to accept the fact that I have to retire," Kessler said. "I had a profound love for the game."
Kessler, who enjoyed success with Turbine Potsdam before joining Wolfsburg in 2011, added: "Now I am looking forward to new challenges and prospects."
Germany coach Silvia Neid said: "This is obviously a huge loss for women's football in Germany.
"Nadine Kessler has outstanding footballing ability and an incredible personality - a role model both on and off the pitch."
Kessler has not played since coming on as a substitute in Wolfsburg's 3-0 win at Bayer Leverkusen on 21 September 2014.


A bus driver has been praised by passengers after he stopped to tie the shoelaces of an elderly man he spotted walking in an Edinburgh street.

Jackie Downie parked his Lothian Bus before helping the man, who was using a walking stick, whom he feared might trip and fall on his untied laces.
A passenger on the bus took a picture of the driver crouching down at the man's shoes.
Lothian Buses praised their driver's "initiative".
Leah-ashley Brown posted the photograph on to the company's official Facebook page and it reshared the post, writing: "Well done Jackie."
Alongside the photograph, Leah wrote: "Kudos to the driver on bus service number three for getting off to tie this elderly gentleman's shoe lace."
Facebook user Jennie Brown said: "Good to see. Only takes two minutes but I bet this gentleman appreciated for rest of his day."
Ryan Mcglone wrote: "Now that's the type drivers I like to see on every bus."
Greta Tiffney said: "Good on you. Still some good people in this world."
And Stephanie Laptucha wrote: "Well done to driver. Such lovely thing to do."
Leah-ashley Brown said of the bus driver: "He is a lovely man and on the route a lot.
"Recently I was on crutches and Jackie would wait until I sat down until he moved off.
"Same with the elderly gentleman, he is always so nice and patient with passengers."
Lothian buses said Mr Downie had been working for the company for 41 years.
A spokeswoman for Lothian buses said: "We're very proud of Jackie for taking the initiative to help this gentleman, he is a true asset to our business and it's great to see that his act of kindness didn't go unnoticed."


David Cameron has defended Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt after he suggested tax credit cuts would motivate Britons to work as hard as people in China.

The prime minister said Mr Hunt had been "rather unfairly misinterpreted".
Mr Hunt faced criticism from unions and charities after saying the controversial reforms would send out a "cultural signal" to low paid workers.
He has said his comments were "wilfully misinterpreted" by the media.
The government is facing calls to mitigate the effect of the tax credit reforms, which include lowering the threshold at which the full amounts are paid.
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The Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned it is "arithmetically impossible" for nobody to lose out under the changes, which come into effect at the end of the year.
Another think tank, The Resolution Foundation, which is headed by former Conservative minister David Willetts, said more than one million households would lose an average of Â£1,350 a year.
Mr Hunt's comments came at a fringe event at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester.
"We have to proceed with these tax credit changes because they are a very important cultural signal," he said.
"My wife is Chinese and if we want this to be one of the most successful countries in the world in 20, 30, 40 years time there is a pretty difficult question that we have to answer which is, essentially, are we going to be a country which is prepared to work hard in a way that Asian economies are prepared to work hard, in a way that Americans are prepared to work hard?
"And that is about creating a culture where work is at the heart of our success."
Single-parent charity Gingerbread accused him of "demonising" low-income families, while Unite union general secretary Len McCluskey described the comments as "a disgraceful insult" from the "richest member of the Cabinet".
But speaking on BBC Radio 5 Mr Cameron said Mr Hunt had been saying he wanted the UK to be "one of the great success stories of the 21st century".
The PM said the UK was "very hard-working as a country", with more people in work than ever before.
He added: "So I think he has been rather unfairly misinterpreted, but these things happen."
Mr Cameron also denied that the tax credit changes would be penalising people - saying that they were part of a package of changes - with a higher minimum wage and a higher starting point for paying tax - which would change the UK into a place with higher pay and lower welfare and lower tax.


The risks facing China's economy are not "scary", President Xi Jinping has told global business leaders.

In a speech to chief executives ahead of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit he sought to dispel concerns about the economy.
"There are indeed risks (to growth), but it's not so scary," he said.
China also announced a deepening of its energy ties with Russia, with the countries agreeing a major new gas pipeline linking the two nations.
Apec is expected to be the venue to announce several international deals among Asia-Pacific nations. On Sunday, Mr Xi pledged $40bn to improve trade links with other nations in the region.
The world's second largest economy has had a tough year, held back by a contraction in the property market, slower consumer demand, and unsteady exports.
But Mr Xi pointed out that even if China's economy were to grow by 7%, that would still rank it at the forefront of the world's economies.
He said the economy remained "stable".
Official figures released on Saturday showed that growth in exports and imports slowed in October. Annual growth slowed to 7.3% in the third quarter of 2014, the weakest since the height of the global financial crisis.
In a bid to bolster growth, the government has accelerated spending on infrastructure projects, while the central bank has injected money into bank to improve credit supply and cut mortgage rates for some homebuyers.
Mr Xi said China's economic and social reforms would take time to have an impact, but were irreversible.
"These reforms are gradually being put into effect project by project. Once the bow is drawn, the arrow cannot be put back in the quiver; we will resolutely deepen reform," he said.
The two-day Apec summit opens on Monday. After a meeting on Sunday with several Asian leaders, Mr Xi promised $40bn to help countries to improve infrastructure and trade.
"Efforts by a single or several countries are far from adequate," said Mr Xi. "Only by building extensive partnerships where all will think and work in unison can we expect to achieve positive results."
Last month, China and 20 other Asian governments launched a $50bn bank to finance infrastructure in the region, despite US objections that it was an unneeded duplication of work by the World Bank.
On Sunday, Mr Xi and President Vladimir Putin strengthened their energy links when the two signed a memorandum of understanding on the so-called "western gas route" from Russia to China.
Russia has been shifting its focus to Asian markets after Western sanctions over the Ukraine crisis targeted a number of Russian banks and energy companies by limiting their access to funding.
In May, Russia's state-controlled gas giant Gazprom agreed to ship 38bn cubic metres of gas to China in a deal worth $400bn, from eastern Siberia.
Under Sunday's agreement, the two countries said they would explore plans to transport gas via fields in western Siberia.
As part of the deal, China National Oil and Gas Exploration and Development is taking a 10% in Vancorneft, part of another Russian energy giant, Rosneft.


Fast-food company McDonald's could face its first staff strike in the UK, after workers at two stores backed a call for industrial action.

Employees at McDonald's restaurants in Cambridge and Crayford, near London, voted overwhelmingly for a strike.
The Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) said staff wanted secure working hours and a £10 per hour wage.
A spokesman for McDonald's said the fast-food company "works hard to ensure teams are treated fairly".
"We can confirm that, following a ballot process, the BFAWU have indicated that a small number of our employees representing less than 0.01% of our workforce are intending to strike in two of our restaurants.
"As per the terms of the ballot, the dispute is solely related to our internal grievance procedures."
Rebecca Long-Bailey, shadow secretary for business, environment and industrial strategy, said: "The strike at McDonald's is motivated by working people coming together to fight for decent pay and working conditions."
The company announced in April that staff would be offered a choice of flexible or fixed contracts with minimum guaranteed hours.
McDonald's employs around 85,000 staff in the UK and one million worldwide.


Funerals of eight Britons killed in the Tunisia terror attack - including three members of the same family - are taking place on Friday.

A joint funeral is being held in the West Midlands for Adrian Evans, 44, his nephew Joel Richards, 19, and father Charles (known as Patrick) Evans, 78,
The funerals of Sue Davey, Carly Lovett, Janet and John Stocker, and Bruce Wilkinson will also take place.
They were among 30 UK victims of the attack near Sousse that left 38 dead.
The Foreign Office has since asked all British nationals to leave Tunisia and a state of emergency has been declared in the north African country.
A service of remembrance for all those caught up in the 26 June beach attack is to take place in the autumn, the government has announced, and a memorial dedicated to them will be built.
The funeral for the three members of the Evans and Richards families will take place in West Bromwich.
Adrian Evans, a council worker from Tipton, his father, who had worked as a general manager at Newby Foundries for 33 years, and teenage nephew, from Wednesbury, had just arrived in Tunisia when they were killed.
They were all Walsall FC fans and scarves were laid outside the club's stadium following their deaths. There will be a private cremation and private event at the club's ground.
Mr Richards was a local football referee and a student at the University of Worcester. His brother Owen, 16, survived the attack.
A service of thanksgiving for Ms Davey, 43, from Tamworth, Staffordshire, is to be held in her home town. She has been described by her son Conor Fulford as a "very special person".
She had been on holiday with her partner Scott Chalkley, 42, who was also killed.
A joint funeral for Janet and John Stocker, from Morden, Surrey, will take place at Putney Vale Crematorium in south-west London.
Mrs Stocker, 63, and her 74-year-old husband had five children and 10 grandchildren.
They were described by their family as the "happiest, most loving couple who enjoyed life's simple pleasures as well as the pleasures and love of their extensive family and their many friends", and who were "very much in love with each other".
The funeral of Mr Wilkinson, 72, from Goole, East Riding, will take place in the town.
He was retired, having worked at Drax power station, and was described by his family as a "kind and compassionate man" who was a "devoted husband, father and grandfather".
A service will also be held in Gainsborough for 24-year-old graduate Ms Lovett.
The beauty blogger and photographer had recently got engaged.
Her family paid tribute to her as a "beautiful shining light" who "radiated love and happiness around her".


Reading manager Brian McDermott will take a look at the club's youth players as he sets about building a first-team squad for next season.

The Royals lie 14th with six Championship games to play and away trips to Middlesbrough and Leeds ahead.
"We have to make sure we're playing with motivation and that the players are ready to play for the shirt," McDermott told BBC Radio Berkshire.
Defeat by Birmingham on Saturday was a first at home since December.
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McDermott began a second spell as Reading manager before Christmas and, despite a run to the FA Cup quarter-finals, he has seen his side drift away from the Championship's top six.
The former Leeds manager will aim to watch the club's under-21 and under-18 sides as much as possible before the end of the season.
"I need to know who we've got," he said. "I've watched all the under-21 games since I came back. I need to know how they're doing, who's able to play in the first team and who isn't."


More than 200 reports of historical sex abuse against 83 young footballers are being investigated by Cheshire police.

Cheshire Constabulary said it had identified three suspects since it started investigating in November.
The force is yet to confirm the number of Cheshire-based football clubs affected by the reports.
The news comes after the National Police Chiefs Council revealed on Wednesday it was had received 1,016 referrals UK-wide.
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The ages of people making referrals in the national investigation range from four to 20.
Detectives in Cheshire said they would not confirm the identities of any suspects, victims or witnesses, or say which clubs are impacted.
In a statement, the force said the investigation is "extremely complex" and likely to take "some time."Force to probe abuse of 83 footballers
200+
reports of abuse in Cheshire
1,016
referrals to national operation from police forces and NSPCC helpline
83 potential victims
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People are due to make witness statements.
A specialist NSPCC hotline is available 24 hours a day on 0800 0232642.