New plans for a riverfront office, restaurant and car park development in Pontypridd have been submitted.

Earlier proposals for a shopping centre on the site in the Rhondda Cynon Taff town fell through in 2012 after the developer went into receivership.
The former Taff Vale Precinct was demolished in 2011 and the site has remained empty since.
The council is investing Â£1.5m in the site's redevelopment.
The proposals include three buildings with a walkway linking Taff Street to the river with views across to Ynysangharad War Memorial Park.
The council, which already owned the freehold, bought the leasehold of the site in 2015 in a bid to push the scheme forward.
Council leader Andrew Morgan said previous retail-led schemes planned for the area had failed, but he hoped the new office-led plans would bring "hundreds of people into the town, who in turn will spend their money locally and dramatically increase footfall".
"If we just simply brought forward proposals for a retail-only development, we could have potentially pulled existing retailers away from southern part of Pontypridd, even if a retail-led scheme could actually be delivered, which is very doubtful in this current retail climate," he said.
Robert Bevan, cabinet member for economic development and planning, said the project was "incredibly exciting".
"While ambitious, I firmly believe this is a deliverable proposal which will develop upon the potential which the Metro and City Deal have to offer for our wider economy," he said.
Subject to planning permission being granted in autumn, Mr Morgan said work could start in the "near future".


Jubilant manager Derek McInnes hopes his Aberdeen players will reap the benefits of their hard work and ability to learn by winning the Scottish Cup.

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The Dons edged past holders Hibernian 3-2 in an entertaining semi-final at Hampden, with Jonny Hayes's late strike deflecting off Hibs' Darren McGregor.
"I want my players to be rewarded for what they give," said McInnes.
"The honesty is screaming out of them. I don't think we can get any more out of them."
McInnes felt his team were "good value" for their two-goal lead, brought about by Adam Rooney's goal after 12 seconds and Ryan Christie's curling free-kick, which caught out Hibs goalkeeper Ofir Marciano midway through the first half.
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But the introduction of burly Hibs striker Grant Holt troubled the Dons and his headed goal changed the complexion of the match at half-time.
Dylan McGeouch levelled for Neil Lennon's team and with the game in the balance Hayes sealed a Dons return to Hampden on 27 May when his shot found the net via the luckless McGregor.
"We got a break with the [winning] goal but we earned that, no doubt about it," McInnes told BBC Scotland.
"In the five semi-finals we have been involved in [since 2013], the two we lost I thought we were the dominant team, but semi-finals are all about getting through.
"Every team needs a break and we got that with Jonny's deflection. But I thought we had rallied and we took the opportunity and I'm delighted for so many people."
Aberdeen will now play their second Hampden cup final this season, having lost 3-0 to Celtic in November's Scottish League Cup.
"Their last memory here at Hampden was a real sobering one and we felt we had a lot of making up to do after that final," continued the Dons boss.
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"We take confidence from the improvements we've had. When we lost that semi-final to St Johnstone three years ago we were the better side for 75 minutes and then Stevie May scores two goals and we are out.
"When we lost to Dundee United [in the 2015 League Cup semi-final] I thought we were the better team.
"We may have lost that type of game a couple of seasons ago. We have to show more resilience, show that calmness and confidence and experience and I thought we just managed to show enough of that at a key stage of the game."
Aberdeen will play the winners of Sunday's semi-final between Celtic and Rangers.
"Today's performance, the way the players have reacted since the turn of the year, suggests we are a good side and we are more ready for this final when it comes round," said the manager, who won the 2014 League Cup with Aberdeen.
"We are looking for people to reach their full potential in big games.
"If we do that in the cup final we have every chance of winning it regardless of who we play."


Scottish party leaders have been out and about pushing their election message to voters on the street.

Scottish Labour's Kezia Dugdale was visiting Rutherglen, where she issued a call to tax the rich.
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon was in Glasgow claiming the SNP was the best party to govern Scotland.
LibDem Willie Rennie said education should be at the heart of government policy, while Tory Ruth Davidson called for a south of Scotland jobs agency.
Ms Dugdale said Labour's campaign priorities centred around tax and spending.
She said: "Those priorities are simple - tax the rich, invest in education to grow the economy and stop the cuts to public services.
"Labour will use the powers to ask the top 1% to pay the most and stop the Scottish Parliament acting as a conveyor belt for Tory austerity."
Nicola Sturgeon was on the streets in the Pollokshields area of Glasgow, where she argued the SNP was best placed to "stand up for Scotland".
The SNP leader said: "I want to persuade people I'm the best person to lead Scotland forward and the SNP is the best party to govern our country.
"That's what I'm focussed on and I think that choice is going to become ever more clear in the last two-and-a-bit weeks of this campaign."
Mr Rennie, the LibDem leader, was in Bridge of Allan, challenging his opponents to match his party's vision for a better education.
He said: "We've set out clear and positive plans for a transformational investment in education of half a billion pounds a year.
"Our penny for education would make such a difference. It means more kids who are struggling (would be) getting the help they need to get on in life."
In Hawick, Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson put forward the idea of a south of Scotland enterprise agency.
Ms Davidson said: "We know there are issues right across the south of Scotland - we've seen them here in Hawick with the knitwear industry - about making sure we've got jobs and opportunities for people.
"A dedicated agency in the Highlands and Islands has done very well to develop the jobs and opportunities of the future, we think the south of Scotland should get a dedicated agency too."


An acute medicine centre will open at the front door of a Rhondda Cynon Taff hospital to ease A&E pressures.

It is hoped the service at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, in Llantrisant, will provide faster diagnosis and shorter stays.
It will be located at the entrance to A&E so care can be brought straight to the patient - easing pressure on the department.
It will be staffed 24 hours a day, daily by doctors and nurses.
Deputy Health Minister Vaughan Gething said: "The Royal Glamorgan Hospital will become a beacon site for acute medicine, with the aim of strengthening care."
The announcement comes after a leading doctor warned hospital emergency departments in Wales are "on the edge" with staff shortages and waiting times too long.
Dr Robin Roop, head of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine in Wales (RCEM), said some patients were waiting more than 24 hours in A&E.


The South Korean government has said that North Korea could have a submarine fleet capable of launching missiles in fewer than five years.

Its assessment follows North Korea's publication of pictures showing its leader Kim Jong-un observing a missile test launch from a submarine last week.
South Korea says the test is "very serious" but that the technology is still at an "elementary stage".
North Korea has said it is developing nuclear war-heads.
Following the the launch, Mr Kim said his country now possessed a "world-level strategic weapon capable of striking and wiping out in any waters the hostile forces infringing upon [North Korea's] sovereignty and dignity", state media reported.
On Monday, South Korean Defence Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok urged North Korea to stop developing the weapons.
"We judge North Korea's underwater test-firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile to be very serious and a matter of concern. We urge North Korea to immediately stop developing SLBMs (submarine-launched ballistic missiles), which hinder the stability of the Korean peninsula and northeast Asia."
South Korea is taking the test launch seriously.
It and the United States are contemplating installing a missile-defence shield at huge cost, but this would be ineffective if submarine-launched missiles could get under it.
It's not clear if any missiles would be nuclear-tipped, though North Korea has said it is developing nuclear war-heads.
The submarine test indicates that it is moving faster than previously thought in its quest for potent weapons capable of striking at very short notice.
In April, a US think-tank claimed satellite pictures taken earlier this year suggest North Korea may have restarted one of its nuclear reactors.
The Institute for Science and International Security says images of the Yongbyon plant show patterns of melting snow indicating new activity.
Yongbyon's reactor was shut down in 2007 but was restarted in 2013.


Warwickshire chief executive Neil Snowball has predicted that Bears skipper Ian Bell will be a success in Australia's Big Bash this winter.

Bell, 34, is to leave in mid-December to play for Perth Scorchers, alongside several former Aussie opponents, including paceman Mitchell Johnson.
He has taken up the winter contract after being overlooked by England.
But Snowball insists that Bell's Test career is not yet over, admitting: "Part of you still wonders."
He continued: "Just look at Gareth Batty being called up at 39. If they can pick him, there's still got be hope for Belly.
"You ask him and he would still want to do it. I have got know him very well over the last year. He's totally thrown himself into the job of being Warwickshire captain, bearing in mind that he was still fighting to get back into the England Test side. But he's been terrific to work with."
Snowball also acknowledges that, while Justin Langer's Scorchers will be getting a 128-times capped Test player and a great dressing room contributor, there will be fringe benefits for the Bears too.
With a view to next summer's T20 Blast campaign for the Birmingham Bears, the 2014 champions, he added: "It's a bonus two fold.
"Justin Langer wanted him on merit as a player. After all, he had a fantastic record in T20 in England this year, He made 489 runs and he was one of the competition's top five run scorers.
"But he's going to go out there and experience a completely different approach to T20 cricket. He can pick up a whole new skill-set, and hopefully he can apply some of that next year with us.
"He's also going to be rubbing shoulders with some of the best players in the world. And if he comes back with a tall Aussie all-rounder in his suitcase, that would be great."
The majority of Warwickshire's players, including Bell, returned to training this week at Edgbaston, where they remain without a director of cricket following Dougie Brown's departure on 5 October.
But, after an end-of-season review of their whole off-field structure, Snowball hopes to make an appointment prior to Christmas, with a view to having someone in place to start in January.
Bell's commitments in Western Australia will take him up to at least 21 January, when the Scorchers play the last of their eight group matches, prior to the knockout stages in the final week of January.
Several other England Test hopefuls will be playing against Bell in the Big Bash.
Surrey opener Jason Roy has signed for the first five matches with the Sydney Sixers, who have also brought in Nottinghamshire's Michael Lumb.
Yorkshire and England leg-spinner Adil Rashid has signed for Jason Gillespie's Adelaide Strikers, while Melbourne Stars have both Luke Wright and former England star Kevin Pietersen.
Bell will also be up against two former Bears team-mates, Kumar Sangakkara (Hobart Hurricanes) and Brendon McCullum (Brisbane Heat).
The semi-finals are on 24/25 January, with the final on Saturday 28 January.


A top English player deserves to make £1m a year, says players' union boss Damian Hopley.

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The new pay deal with the Rugby Football Union (RFU) means an England international will earn up to £300,000 each year in match fees alone.
Along with their club salaries, bonuses and commercial income, an elite player could soon top seven figures per year.
"The market place dictates what they deserve," Rugby Players' Association chief executive Hopley told BBC Sport.
"If players are successful and conduct themselves in a way that is becoming to that role model status, then I think they do deserve it."
The latest RFU accounts showed record profits following the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
"The players generate huge amounts of money for the game," Hopley added. "In the context of the revenues being generated through English rugby, it's a very reasonable deal.
"We wanted to ensure that the players felt they were participating in the commercial upside of the RFU - and despite a disappointing World Cup for everyone, we have seen a fantastic year around English rugby revenues.
"England players in 2003 won £70,000 each for winning the World Cup, while players in this Old Mutual Wealth Series will pick up more than that for playing in four games for England."
Mark Lambert, the vice-chairman of the RPA, denies that the new deal will lead to a disconnect between elite England players and the rest.
"The way you earn respect as a rugby player is the way you carry yourself, the way you behave, and the example you set for other people," the Harlequins prop told BBC Sport.
"All the [Harlequins] guys that have come through the system and gone on to represent England internationally, they are model professionals and deserve what they have achieved in the game.
"We would all like to be earning that money, but it's something that's directly linked to the revenues of the RFU," added Lambert, who has made more than 200 top-flight appearances for Quins.
"The RFU make a lot of money and it's only right the England players get that. There is potential for players to make a good amount of money, but you have to put in that hard work first in order to get there."
The RPA last week held its quarterly board meeting with a variety of issues on the agenda, from artificial pitches to the new rugby calendar.
Hopley says the players' union would fully support the notion of a fallow summer in the calendar post-2019, as revealed by the BBC in September, adding: "The players' voice is on the rise, and rightly so."
Lambert said: "It is more important than ever that the players have a strong voice.
"The game is expanding, there is a lot of money and there is lot of opportunity - and we need to make sure the player doesn't get pulled in too many directions.
"It's an exciting time, but we have got to make sure the game stays the same at its core."


Options for the "major restoration" of the Houses of Parliament, which could cost more than £3bn, are to be considered by MPs.

The 150-year-old Grade I listed building is partly sinking, contains asbestos and has outdated cabling.
An Independent Options Appraisal (IOA) report, compiled by industry experts and due on Thursday, will set out scenarios for its refurbishment.
It is expected to include suggestions for Parliament's temporary relocation.
A report in 2012 warned that "major, irreversible damage" may be done to the building unless significant restoration work is carried out.
Another previous report concluded the cost of maintenance is such that if the Palace of Westminster, as the building is also known, was a commercial structure of no historical significance, it would be cost-effective to demolish it and rebuild using modern construction techniques.
Leader of the Commons Chris Grayling said last week the building was "a vital heart to our democracy".
"There are some interesting and difficult challenges ahead, some difficult decisions to take," he told MPs.
"But I would say to the House that instinctively I think it is important that this building remains consistently at the heart of our democracy and that we don't end up being forced to move somewhere else."
According to the BBC's Robin Brant, there have been suggestions that while a full restoration will cost at least £3bn, taxpayers may have to pay double that if MPs decide they want to stay while the work goes on.
One option would be to set up temporarily over the road, by moving to either the Methodist Central Hall or the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre.
Some have suggested MPs could relocate to Birmingham - or hold a touring parliament, our correspondent added.
The majority of the historic building was built in the 1840s and 1850s as a replacement for a previous amalgamation of buildings which burnt down in 1834.
However, the Westminster Hall section of the parliamentary estate was constructed in the 11th Century.
The Commons chamber was destroyed in the blitz in 1941 and after some debate it was decided that it should be rebuilt in exactly the same style after the war.
The entire building is now a World Heritage Site.
A select committee of both the House of Commons and House of Lords is expected to be formed to consider the findings of the IOA and make recommendations to members of both Houses.


A new report blames the government for leaving the UK's water resources at the mercy of the weather.

The document from 16 leading environmental organisations says it took the wettest ever summer to avert serious drought.
It warns that another series of dry winters would put Britain back on drought alert.
The government said its draft Water Bill would build resilience into the UK's water infrastructure.
The Blueprint for Water report measures the Government's performance against 10 steps to sustainable water by 2015.
It applauds ministers' commitment to tackle unsustainable abstraction from rivers and wetlands, extend the use of metering at a fair price and develop a catchment-based approach to managing the water environment.
But it says ministers are still failing to produce a long-term, sustainable approach which works with our natural water systems.
The groups want much more use of moors, marshes and plants to store and clean rain water, instead of allowing it to run straight into rivers and thus increase the risk of flooding. This would help tackle droughts as well as floods.
The chair of the Blueprint for Water coalition, Carrie Hume, said: "Lack of action to fix our broken water system is a false economy. We cannot continue to lurch between flooding and drought which is damaging for people, businesses and wildlife."
The Blueprint for Water was launched in November 2010. The Government is scored every two years on its progress.
A spokesperson for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said: "We know we are facing increasing pressures on our water supply and that is why we have published a draft Water Bill that will build resilience into our water infrastructure by creating the conditions to encourage innovation and reduce demand.
"The draft Bill will reduce red tape and drive innovation in the industry making it easier for water companies to work together to ensure we have secure water supplies for the future."
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Kumar Sangakkara continued his excellent form with an innings of 71 for Surrey, before Somerset held out to secure a draw at The Oval.

Sangakkara helped Surrey to 181-8 in their second innings before declaring.
Openers Marcus Trescothick and Tom Abell fell cheaply as Somerset were set 292 to win from 42 overs.
Zafar Ansari took three wickets to leave the visitors on 62-4, but James Hildreth's unbeaten 40 helped his side to 122-4 at stumps.
Sangakarra's innings saw him surpass 50 for the third time in four innings this season, having already scored 171 in the first innings.
Ansari, making his return from a dislocated thumb suffered at the end of last season, appeared to have given Surrey the chance of an unlikely victory when he removed Trescothick, Chris Rogers and Roelof van der Merwe.
Hildreth and Peter Trego (34 not out) steadied the innings, with the captains shaking hands on a draw with six scheduled overs remaining.
Surrey, last season's Division Two champions, are bottom of the top-flight table after two games, three points behind seventh-placed Somerset.
Surrey captain Gareth Batty told BBC Radio London:
"The fact that we managed to get to the last session and at least be trying for the points in a positive manner is good.
"You can't change the weather and that time taken out of the game has made a lot harder for us to force a result.
"We're very lucky at the moment, we have bowlers for all occasions. We have two spinners that go one in and one away from the bat, we have seamers that are all different.
"The batting unit played very well, the guys that got starts generally went on. Kumar's still the best player in the world in my eyes - I can't see anyone lacing his boots at the moment."


Ireland light-flyweight Paddy Barnes blamed weight problems as he exited the Olympic Games with a shock defeat by Spain's Samuel Carmona.

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Barnes, 29, was level with his 20-year-old opponent after two rounds but Carmona, ranked 26 in the world, took the verdict in the final three minutes.
Belfast man Barnes was hoping to win a third Olympic medal having secured bronze at Beijing and London.
"It was so hard making the weight," said Barnes after his defeat.
"I just made the weight this morning. About six weeks ago, I was 58 kilos and now I'm down to 49. Halfway through the first round, I felt so tired.
"This weight category is not for me. I need to move up," added Barnes, Ireland's flag bearer at Friday's opening ceremony.
"The fight could have gone either way but I'm actually glad he got it because there is no way I could have had the energy to fight another fight at this weight."
The Chinese judge gave the verdict to Barnes 29-28, but the Canadian and Uzbek judges scored it 29-28 to his opponent.
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The surprise defeat of their captain is a further blow for the Irish boxing team after another member of the team failed a drugs test.
Barnes said he was "devastated" by Monday's loss after going into the event as one of the favourites to win gold.
"I really truly believed I would come away with the gold medal and for it to be taken away at the first hurdle is heartbreaking," he added.
Barnes has hinted he intends to turn professional after the Games and acknowledged his Olympic career is now almost certainly over.
"I don't know about another Olympics but you will still see Paddy Barnes in the ring," he said.


The writer Margaret Forster has died at the age of 77, her husband Hunter Davies has announced.

She was best known for her novels Georgy Girl and Diary of an Ordinary Woman.
The award-winning author had been suffering from cancer in her back.
Mr Davies, who is also a writer, said: "She had a double mastectomy 40 years ago so she's had a remarkable life considering she had it for so long."
Forster died on Monday morning at the Marie Curie Hospice in north London.
Confirming her death, the couple's daughter Caitlin Davies wrote on Twitter: "Our lovely mum Margaret Forster died this morning. Her books will live on."
Margaret Forster was born in Carlisle, and was a teacher at a girls' school in Islington before her writing career took off.
Her most famous novel Georgy Girl, published in 1965, was turned into a film starring Lynn Redgrave and Charlotte Rampling the following year.
The book told the story of a young woman in 1960s London who is pursued by two different men - her father's employer and the young lover of her pregnant flatmate.
'Remarkable woman'
Fellow novelist Elizabeth Day paid tribute to Forster, saying she was "an under-appreciated wonder of a writer who was once very nice to me as a debut novelist".
Forster's most recent book was My Life In Houses, published in 2014 - an autobiographical tour of places she had lived including Oxford, Portugal, the Lake District and what she described as the "wrong side" of Hampstead in London.
Across her career, the author published more than 25 novels, plus several biographies of figures including Dame Daphne du Maurier and 19th Century novelist William Makepeace Thackeray.
Speaking to the Press Association, Davies described his wife as "the cleverest woman I ever met".
"She was emotionally clever, in that she could always understand people and predict their actions and their feelings and their motives, which I can never do. And she was a brilliant critic as well.
"Always had an opinion whether asked for it or not, and she was just the most marvellous woman. She was a remarkable woman in every way."
Mr Davies said his wife rarely gave interviews as she "was not interested in publicity".
But Forster did appear on Radio 4's Desert Island Discs in 1994.


Notts County have completed the signing of former England international Alan Smith on a one-year contract.

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The 33-year-old former Leeds United, Manchester United and Newcastle United man, who started his career as a striker but now plays in midfield, will also take on a coaching role.
Smith, capped 19 times by England, was not offered new terms by MK Dons for next season.
He told BBC East Midlands Today: "I'll bring a drive to succeed at all costs."
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The former Leeds academy product started 18 games for MK Dons last season and made 11 substitute appearances.
He is relishing the chance to play for manager Shaun Derry.
"We seem to get on as people," Smith said. "We are both very honest. We are both very passionate and committed to what we do, and when the opportunity came I jumped at the chance.
"We are trying to create an environment that breeds a winning mentality."
Derry is convinced Smith, who has played 498 domestic games and scored 71 goals during a 15-year, four-club career, will have a huge impact on the dressing room.
"I am absolutely delighted," Derry told BBC Radio Nottingham. "Everyone is aware of what he is as a player and where he has been and the fantastic clubs he has been at.
"But he is not just joining to be a player who can produce the performances, he will be a fantastic influence in the dressing room - which is where I felt we struggled."


An 18th Century boarding school in Carmarthenshire has gone up for sale.

Highmead Foundation School in Llanybydder was used as a residential school for disabled children between 1956 and 1996.
Set in 27 acres, the 46-bedroom former mansion has an auction starting price of £950,000.
The school was used as an Islamic college from 1998 and was attended by Fusilier Lee Rigby killer Michael Adebowale in 2012.
An MI5 investigation found the college "was not an extremist place."
Jamie Royston, director of Auction House London said the auction lot was "unique".
He added: "The property is special because of its design, large halls and high ceilings. It has very unique spires and lovely views."


The charity, Cancer Focus, is calling on the public to get behind a campaign to secure equal access to drugs for patients in Northern Ireland.

There are currently 38 cancer drugs available to patients elsewhere in the UK that are not readily available to critically ill people in Northern Ireland.
This is despite the fact that research and clinical trials for some of the drugs have been carried out at Queen's University, Belfast.
Una Crudden, who has ovarian cancer, said getting treatment should not be a postcode lottery.
"There is no point in having a top research centre if the use of it is not going out to the people in Northern Ireland," she said.


Wigan manager Warren Joyce hopes midfielder Ravel Morrison can rediscover the 'X factor' to help the Latics' Championship relegation fight.

Former England Under-21 international Morrison is training with the Latics.
It is the latest attempt to kick-start the troubled career of a player rated as one of the best to emerge at Manchester United since Paul Scholes.
Joyce said: "If you asked Paul Pogba to name the best he has played with, Ravel Morrison would be up there with them."
The 23-year-old has left Italian side Lazio after making just eight appearances in 18 months.
It is the latest chapter in a career that has failed to ignite in the same way as that of Pogba and Jesse Lingard, who were part of the same 2011 FA Youth Cup-winning team.
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Morrison's ability has never been in question.
Lee Clark, who managed Morrison at Birmingham - one of his six clubs and where he made most appearances, 30 - described him as the best English player since Paul Gascoigne.
His attitude has been questioned though.
His boss at United, Sir Alex Ferguson, excused a number of misdemeanours before eventually losing patience and releasing him in January 2012
Sam Allardyce, who worked with the player at West Ham, suggested Morrison was not prepared to play through pain.
But the major issues have been away from the pitch.
When he was 16, Morrison was a passenger in a car that was stopped by police and found to contain drugs and guns in the boot.
In 2008, he was cautioned for common assault.
He pleaded guilty to witness intimidation in February 2011 and was fined £600 three months later for throwing his girlfriend's phone through an open window during an argument.
Wigan manager Joyce was Morrison's manager for Manchester United's reserve team from 2010 until the player left for West Ham in 2012.
Latics coach Paul McGuinness was in charge of the Under-18 side including Pogba that beat Sheffield United 6-3 on aggregate to win the Youth Cup, with Morrison scoring two crucial goals in the second leg.
Between them, the pair hope to get Morrison back to the player his early promise suggested he would become.
"It is a long shot on his fitness but we have nothing to lose," said Joyce.
"He was one of the stars of a team that included Paul Pogba, Jesse Lingard and Will Keane. Talent-wise he is an X-million pound player, among the very best I have worked with.
"Some of the things he can do with a ball are phenomenal really. His balance and the way he glides around players is something a coach would be deluded if they claimed to have helped.
"Unfortunately, outside influences gave him guidance for their own ends.
"I am trying to help him get his career back on track.
"But it has to be on a timescale that is going to help us now, not in four months' time."


Peru's first national satellite, PerúSAT-1, has returned its maiden image of the country.

It features the vast Cuajone copper mine in the Andes, where some 170,000 tonnes of metal are taken from the ground each year.
Built by Europe's Airbus group and launched on 16 September, PerúSAT-1 can see features as small as 70cm.
Its pictures will have myriad uses - from agriculture and urban planning to border control and disaster relief.
The satellite is being operated by the Peruvian space agency, CONIDA, at a height of 695km.


A Morrisons employee who posted staff data on the internet over a grudge has been jailed for eight years.

Andrew Skelton, 43, leaked details of nearly 100,000 supermarket staff after he was accused of dealing legal highs at work, prosecutors said.
He then tried to cover his tracks by using a colleague's details to set up a fake email account.
Skelton, of Water Street, Liverpool, denied three charges of fraud but was found guilty at Bradford Crown Court.
At his trial the jury heard how he abused his position as a senior internal auditor at the firm's Bradford head office.
He sent information about staff salaries, bank details and National Insurance numbers to several newspapers and posted it on data sharing websites, in a data breach which cost the company more than Â£2m to rectify.
David Holderness, from the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "Andrew Skelton's motive appears to have been a personal grievance over a previous incident where he was accused of dealing in legal highs at work.
"The potential loss to his victims and the sheer quantity of potentially compromised data was very significant and could have resulted in employees' identities being stolen.
"The sentence imposed today sends out a very clear message that we will robustly prosecute serious fraudsters such as Skelton who believe they are above the law."


Neighbours favourites Harold and Madge Bishop will be back on screens next year, despite the fact Madge, played by Anne Charleston, died in in 2001.

The pair are making their comeback as part of a 30th anniversary special.
"It was an immediate yes when I was invited to return for the 30th anniversary, I wouldn't have missed it and I'm thrilled with the way their story unfolds," said Charleston.
There are no official details yet on the storyline surrounding their return.
"I spent half my working life on Neighbours and so it's lovely to be back with Anne and all the cast and crew," said Ian Smith, who plays Harold.
He retired from Neighbours in 2009.
Madge joined the series in 1986 as the mother of Charlene, played by Kylie Minogue. After her marriage failed, she married Harold Bishop.
Harold has already made one iconic return to the show, reappearing with amnesia, five years after being swept out to sea.
He renewed his vows with Madge after regaining his memory, before she died of pancreatic cancer a few years later.
The pair are currently filming their episode at the Neighbours studio in Melbourne.
Other cast members from previous years are thought to also be making a return as part of the celebration, although no official details have been confirmed.
Neighbours currently airs on Channel 5 in the UK and the anniversary special featuring Harold and Madge will be shown in 2015.
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Night shift workers have been employed on zero-hours contracts at the Welsh Government's Cardiff headquarters, it has emerged.

The move by cleaning and security firm Vinci Facilities was criticised by the GMB union and comes despite a pledge from ministers to limit their use.
BBC Wales understands robust talks have taken place between Welsh Government and the company in light of concerns.
Vinci said short term arrangements are being phased out this month.
The company said it had "no intention" of using zero-hour contracts.
Zero-hours contracts allow employers to hire staff with no guarantee of work - meaning employees work only when they are needed and their pay depends on how many hours they work.
Vinci took on cleaning and security work at the Welsh Government's large Cathays Park office complex in the summer.
The GMB union, which represents most of the staff, said a number of proposed changes to shift patterns were put to the workers a month ago, including limiting overtime and introducing more night-shifts.
Consultation with about 30 cleaners and 12 security staff is continuing.
In the meantime, the union claims about half a dozen new workers have been employed on zero-hours contracts on night shifts.
The union has filed an official grievance complaint and has begun talks with the conciliation service ACAS.
In the programme for government last month, under the heading of a Fair Society, the Welsh Government called for a limit to the use of zero-hours contracts and to tackle other "bad practices".
Nicola Savage, a regional organiser with the GMB, is opposing both the introduction of staff on zero hours contracts, and the proposed changes to the terms and conditions for the existing staff.
She said: "There are lots of Welsh Government staff who are upset about this. I don't think that ministers are aware of the current situation
"There are a group of staff who have been there for some time and these changes are going to significantly affect their working conditions, their earning capacity and their home lives.
"The potential reduction in their hours to such a level will push them into poverty.
"It's very upsetting and the Welsh Government should step in and do something about it now.
"If they are concerned about zero hours contracts they should stand true to their beliefs in bringing people out of poverty."
A Welsh Government spokesman said: "The Welsh Government is committed to limiting the use of zero-hours contracts across Wales.
"We will be working with Vinci Facilities and the GMB to ensure staff employed by the company do not have to rely on zero-hours contracts, and have appropriate terms and conditions."


A man has been charged with a breach of the peace after allegedly running onto the pitch naked during the final of the Melrose rugby sevens at the weekend.

Police Scotland said a 27-year-old man would appear at Selkirk Sheriff Court at a later date.
The incident happened during the final which Edinburgh won against Jedforest.
Police said four other spectators were charged with minor assaults or disorder but praised the 12,000-strong crowd's general behaviour.
Insp Robbie Noble said: "We worked closely with event organisers, Scottish Borders Council and British Transport Police to ensure a safe and enjoyable tournament for all.
"I want to thank the vast majority of supporters  and the local community for their exemplary behaviour and co-operation with staff, stewards and officers throughout."


A five-year-old boy needed hospital treatment after he was attacked and bitten by two "wolf-like" dogs.

The child had been walking with his mother along a pathway off Carleton Road, Cheshunt, at 21:40 BST on Monday.
Police say two women and a man who were with the dogs left the scene without giving their details. The animals were not on leads.
The boy's injuries were not life-threatening. He is now recovering at home.
PC Abigail Owen, of Hertfordshire Police said: "The dogs were not on leads at the time of the incident and the victim suffered several dog bite injuries, which required hospital treatment.
"The owners of the dogs made no attempt to give their details to the victim's mother and left the scene with their pets."
The dogs are described as having brown-grey, long, fine fur and a wolf-like appearance. Both animals wore plain red collars.
Police are appealing for witnesses.


Rare treasures from Rome and the Vatican are going on display in the UK for the first time as part of a major new exhibition about Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites.

The artefacts will be on show at the National Museum of Scotland as it hosts the largest exhibition on the subject to be held in more than 70 years.
More than 300 items from Britain and Europe will be on view.
At least 44 lenders are contributing to the five-month show.
In addition to National Museums Scotland's (NMS) own collections, other lenders including the Royal Collection, the Musee de Louvre, the National Galleries and a number of private collections are contributing.
Among the attractions on display are three marble grave markers - formerly in St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City - for Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie), his younger brother Henry Benedict and their father James.
These are leaving Rome for the first time as loans from the Scots Pontifical College.
On loan from the Sacristy Museum is an elaborately-decorated gold communion set, inlaid with 130 diamonds, which has not been seen in the UK before.
Known as the York Chalice and Paten, it belonged to Henry (Cardinal York), who gifted it to the Church.
Experts believe the pieces illustrate the high standing in which the Stuarts were held in Roman society, where they held their exiled courts as Charles grew up.
David Forsyth, principal curator of the exhibition, said there is still a huge demand from the public to learn more about the Jacobites.
He said: "Bonnie Prince Charlie is the one that people know about, but I think that the visitors will be quite taken aback by the longevity of the Jacobites' cause.
"It's a story that has inspired artists, writers, poets. It's a story that still continues to have an interest and a resonance for people."
Other items on display include paintings, costumes, jewellery, books, weapons, rare documents and personal objects owned by the Jacobite kings.
Mr Forsyth added: "Charles Edward Stuart is actually the final chapter in a story which starts in 1688 with the deposing of his grandfather, James VII and II of England and Scotland, sending the Stuarts into courtly exile.
"And so, as the exhibition shows, whilst Scotland is the battleground, it is in Europe - first France and latterly in Rome - where the Stuart story unfolds over this period, with courts held, honours dispensed, tributes accepted and campaigns planned.
"The 1745 rising led by Bonnie Prince Charlie is the last of five Jacobite challenges for the thrones of Scotland, England and Ireland.
"The Battle of Culloden in 1746 came to mark the end of any serious prospect of the Stuarts reclaiming their kingdoms, but it is not the end of Charles's story. His father, James VIII and III, lived another 20 years after Culloden.
"Charles died in 1788, followed by his younger brother Henry in 1807."
Scottish Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop said: "This exhibition brings to the fore the complexity of the Jacobites' story, Scotland's strong links with Europe and the broader British and European context at the time.
"It is an excellent example of collaboration between National Museums Scotland and partners across Europe, which will enable rare objects to be seen by the public for the first time."
The exhibition, Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites, opens to the public on Friday and runs until 12 November.


A victim of the Alton Towers Smiler crash - who lost her leg in the accident - has said a new "bionic" limb helps her to live a "more normal" life.

Vicky Balch was among five people seriously hurt when two carriages crashed on the rollercoaster last June.
She has since begun using a Genium X3 prosthetic, which uses sensors to adapt to her movements and walking style.
It enabled her to "do normal things that a normal 20-year-old would do", she told ITV's Good Morning Britain.
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Miss Balch, from Leyland, Lancashire, described the prosthetic, made by German company Otto Bock, as "very clever" and it enabled her to walk and run unaided and cycle.
"It is a lot more natural, I have a lot more energy. I can do a lot more things like go and see my friends," she told The New Day show.
Miss Balch, who had her right leg amputated below the knee following seven rounds of surgery, said she had "really bad days" during her recovery, including moments when she did not know if she would walk again.
After learning she would get a new prosthetic, Ms Balch signed up to dating app Tinder, where she met her 24-year-old boyfriend Jordan.
"We hadn't been together long when we told each other we love each other," she said.  "But Jordan is really sweet and I just feel so comfortable around him. If I'm at home, I'll just take my leg off and sit in my shorts, and he is so laid back about it."
Four other people were seriously injured - including Leah Washington, who also had to have a leg amputated - when their carriage crashed into an empty carriage at the Staffordshire theme park.
Park owner Merlin Entertainments is compensating those involved and said the incident was due to human error. The Health and Safety Executive is prosecuting the firm over the crash later this month.


An inspector who issued a safety certificate for a rollercoaster 16 days before it crashed in North Lanarkshire in June has been banned from working.

Nine people were injured when five gondolas from the Tsunami ride derailed at M&D's amusement park on 26 June.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has now issued a prohibition notice banning the inspector from carrying out inspections of fairground rides.
The HSE has also recommended new checks on rides the man had certified as safe.
The inspector is reported to have issued a Declaration of Operational Compliance (DoC) for the Tsunami ride on 10 June.
In an interim update on its investigation, the HSE confirmed it had taken enforcement action banning him from carrying out inspections of fairground attractions until he can demonstrate "due dilligence" in his work.
It said: "They have been served with a prohibition notice, which prevents them from undertaking any inspection of fairground rides until the condition of the prohibition notice is fulfilled.
"HSE is working with industry bodies to ensure all fairground owners are aware of the prohibition notice.
"Ride owners directly affected by this individual's work are being contacted through industry bodies to ensure they are able take any appropriate action that is necessary."
Nine passengers, most of them children, were on board the Tsunami inverted rollercoaster when five gondolas detached from their rails at a bend and fell to the ground.
A total of 10 people were taken to hospitals in Glasgow and Wishaw in the aftermath of the crash, although a 25-year-old woman was found not to be injured.
The inspector has 21 days in which he can appeal against the prohibition order issued by the HSE.
The M&D's theme park remains closed until further notice although indoor attractions have reopened.
A spokesperson for M&D's said: "We're unable to comment on any decisions taken by HSE."


Wales flanker Sam Warburton has been praised as "outstanding" in the first two rounds of the Six Nations by British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland.

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He lost the captaincy to Alun Wyn Jones at the start of 2017.
"He's been outstanding in the first couple of games in the way that he's competed (at the break-down) and brought physicality," said Gatland.
Warburton has been playing at blind-side flanker alongside Justin Tipuric.
Gatland says Warburton, the Lions captain in 2013 in Australia, has shown the sort of attributes that will be needed on the 2017 tour to New Zealand.
"New Zealand have got three or four open-sides that are very strong at the break-down and you've got to be able to have someone who can do that," said Gatland.
"I'm not saying you don't have someone at seven who can carry and play a bit wider, there are options for that as well but you get potentially poor weather conditions in New Zealand and someone who's able to get on the ball, slow things down, Sam's able to do that.
"For him the challenge is to stay injury-free because he's picked up a few injuries, the challenge for him and a lot of players is getting a run of games under his belt."
But Gatland also highlighted the strength of Wales's next opponents Scotland in the same area of the pitch, after their narrow defeat to France in Paris, despite injuries to flankers John Barclay and John Hardie.
"The break-down area is pretty critical and I thought on Sunday it was one area Scotland were very strong against France, it kept them in the game because of the turnovers they got, the penalties and they competed very hard at the break-down, it was a real strength of the Scottish performance."
Former Ireland and Lions captain Brian O'Driscoll believes that Scotland open-side flanker Hamish Watson is currently worth a place in the Lions match-day squad of 23, with their win over Ireland boosting their chances of improving their Lions representation.
"I've been really impressed with Watson at seven, the first couple of games, (lock) Jonny Gray's been great, (full-back) Stuart Hogg's had a quality couple of games," O'Driscoll told BBC Wales Sport.
"If they can pick up another victory at least, I think you'll have more of a showing from the Scottish team, (wing Tommy) Seymour as well has an outside chance, so maybe you'll have more than you've had in recent years."


Compared with many modern sportsmen Matthew Fitzpatrick maintains modest motoring standards, but there is no doubting his place in the fast lane to golfing success.

The personable 22-year-old from Sheffield is now unquestionably Britain's brightest young talent in the men's game, following last Sunday's thrilling triumph in the DP World Tour Championship.
And the same can be said of 20-year-old Charley Hull, who claimed the women's Tour Championship title with her maiden LPGA triumph in Florida.
A final round 66 secured a two-stroke victory that will surely have a springboard effect on the Northamptonshire player's already highly promising young career.
Fitzpatrick is at the vanguard of a crop of homegrown men's talent ready to muscle in at the top of the sport. The list also includes High Wycombe's Tyrrell Hatton, who Fitzpatrick pipped to the season-ending crown.
And so, two years to the day after he earned his European Tour card, Fitzpatrick was able to celebrate his third title, following successes at the 2015 British Masters and this year's Nordea Masters.
He is the youngest Englishman to achieve a hat-trick of Tour wins, surpassing Sir Nick Faldo's record, which was set at the start of what proved the greatest British career in the modern era.
Fitzpatrick, who was driving a Ford Mondeo at the time of his debut win, turned his back on offers to drive flashier models as his career began to blossom because they might be targeted by thieves.
"So, I've got a very nice BMW 3 Series," he smiled in the wake of his Dubai triumph which, with a bonus for finishing sixth in the Race to Dubai, netted him around £1.3m.
There is a sense that the riches flowing his way are unlikely to turn Fitzpatrick's head. Despite his apparent youthful innocence, this former US Amateur Championship winner has honed a steely determination.
It has helped make him a formidable competitor, surely capable of challenging for the game's biggest prizes.
Sensibly, he has eschewed overtures from the leading club manufacturers to be able to use the equipment of his choice. It has meant he has been able to stick with the putter that has proven so reliable through his fledgling career.
With no contractual obligations to fulfil, he has also been able to swap drivers in recent weeks and arrived upon one that gave him the extra yardage that is so vital on the Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates.
Despite popular perceptions, this relatively slight figure has been growing in stature off the tee in recent times. "In the past three months, I have been working very hard in the gym," Fitzpatrick said.
"And that has paid off as well."
At the heart of his success, though, lies his relationship with the extraordinary English coaching combination of Mike Walker and Pete Cowen.
"They have just won the Order of Merit with Henrik Stenson and myself winning and [Masters winner] Danny Willett was in the running," Fitzpatrick added.
"Obviously I'm very biased, but I think they are the best coaches in the world for multiple reasons. Not just for teaching the golf game but just general life coaching as well.
"I wouldn't be here without them; not playing this standard of golf, anyway."
Stenson, who has just won his second Race to Dubai and is coached by Walker and Cowen, concurred. "I think that's a big part of his success," he said. "Of course, it is down to how hard he has worked and his talent, but also the help that we get along the way."
The Swede, who is celebrating his second Race to Dubai title, partnered Fitzpatrick in the foursomes at this year's Ryder Cup.
"The last 15 months have been phenomenal for him," Stenson said.
"He's got big potential, of course. He's not playing the power game, but he's hitting a lot of fairways, a lot of greens and putting well and he has a solid short game.
"So he is going to be around for a while, that's for sure."
All the signs suggest Hatton is on a similarly upward trajectory. The 25-year-old winner of October's Alfred Dunhill Links Championship came desperately close to a second title in Dubai as he and Fitzpatrick dominated the final day.
"It's exciting moving forward and hopefully there will be many more occasions like this," Hatton told BBC Sport.
"There are a few lads that are doing really well at the moment and I'm sure in the years to come that we'll be pushing each other forward."
Two such players, Chris Wood, 28, and Andy Sullivan, 30, represent England in this week's World Cup at Melbourne's magnificent Kingston Heath layout.
Scotland's Russell Knox, 31, is also there and these are some of the players taking over from the generation of Lee Westwood, Luke Donald and Ian Poulter.
With Rory McIlroy, still only 27 and at number two in the world, there is plenty of cause for optimism for UK golf. Don't be surprised if Fitzpatrick soon hits further heights fuelled by confidence from his stellar Dubai triumph.


A man died and two people were left badly injured when a car ploughed into four people in Nailsea, near Bristol.

The Volvo hit two men, believed to be aged 18 and 20, and then struck a man and a woman before smashing into a telegraph pole at about 05:00 GMT.
Two men and the woman were taken to Southmead Hospital where the 18-year-old died. The man he was with is in a critical condition.
The driver is being held on suspicion of drink driving, police said.
The fourth person hit by the car - a man who was walking with the injured woman - was treated at the scene but not admitted to hospital.
Avon and Somerset Police said the two groups of two people were walking along Clevedon Road near the fire station.
"The woman in her late 20s was also taken to Southmead Hospital - she is not believed to have suffered life threatening injuries," the force added.
"The man she was with was allowed home after treatment at the scene."
The road has been shut as part of the police investigation and is likely to remain closed for most of the day.
Police have asked anyone who was in the area at the time to make contact.


Newly promoted Premier League side Hull City are interested in signing Reading and Wales defender Chris Gunter.

The 27-year-old signed a new contract with the Championship club in February, keeping him at the Madejski Stadium until 2018.
But the new deal includes a release clause of £1.2m for Gunter, who helped Wales reach the Euro 2016 semi-finals.
Hull's interest is believed to be on hold as they search for a new manager following the departure of Steve Bruce.
Injuries have left the club with only 13 fit players, and they said they would look to strengthen the squad in the "coming weeks".
Right-back Moses Odubajo is one of several important players currently injured, and Gunter is regarded as a potential replacement.
The former Cardiff City and Tottenham defender played in all six of Wales' games at Euro 2016 as they reached their first semi-final at a major tournament.
The progress of Chris Coleman's side in France meant Gunter was forced to miss his brother Marc's wedding.


Tesco has said shoppers wearing nightclothes in its stores is "not a big issue", after one customer asked it to refuse to serve such people.

A customer at the Salford store posted his request on Tesco's Facebook page alongside a picture of two women wearing pyjamas and dressing gowns.
Chris Cooke said he had seen shoppers dressed similarly on "a regular basis".
Tesco said it did not have a dress code and staff used "common sense" in talking to customers about the issue.
Mr Cook's post, which he has since taken down, said: "Dear Tesco, please can you put a rule in place that people like this will not be served in your stores."
He added that it was "disgusting" and went on: "Who doesn't have time to get changed into clothes to go shopping?"
Tesco's customer services team responded with a post saying that "many of our customers have told us that they feel uncomfortable when they see other shoppers wearing unsuitable clothing in our stores and we do try to find a balance that everyone is happy with".
However, a Tesco spokesperson told the BBC: "In general, it's not a big issue "
The Facebook complaint had "generated a lot of discussion "and a lot of people were commenting on that one post, he added.
He said there was no ban on nightwear in its stores and nothing had changed as a result of the Facebook complaint.
"We do not have a formal dress code in our stores and colleagues use their common sense and discretion when speaking to customers about this issue."
In 2010, a Tesco store in Cardiff asked customers not to shop in their pyjamas or barefoot.
Notices were put up in the chain's supermarket in St Mellons saying: "Footwear must be worn at all times and no nightwear is permitted."


The Conservative's former leader in the assembly, Lord Nick Bourne, will join Vale of Glamorgan MP Alun Cairns as a junior minister in the Wales Office, it has been confirmed.

Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb said Lord Bourne will have a "key role in early delivery" of the Wales Bill as a minister in the House of Lords.
He replaces Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Jenny Randerson.
Mr Cairns is returning to the role he was first given in July 2014.
Announcing the new appointment, the Welsh Secretary said on Twitter that Lord Bourne has "enormous experience of Wales. Has a key role in early delivery of Wales Bill".
Lord Bourne was leader of the Tories in the assembly between 1999 and 2011.
More recently he helped lead the taskforce set up to help workers facing the axe at Pembrokeshire's Murco oil refinery.
His successor Andrew RT Davies added on social media that Lord Bourne was "vastly experienced" and will add much to the department.
Earlier, Mr Crabb said he was "delighted to be working" with his House of Commons Vale of Glamorgan counterpart.
On Monday, it was confirmed Mr Crabb was keeping his role in David Cameron's new Conservative government.


David Cameron has accused Ed Miliband of "complete weakness" over welfare after it emerged Labour would not reverse cuts to child benefit.

Labour criticised the decision to axe benefits for higher rate taxpayers but its leadership now believes it could not afford the £1.8bn to reverse them.
The prime minister said Mr Miliband had condemned the plans "in the strongest terms" when they were outlined in 2010.
Labour says the state of the economy means spending must be controlled.
When the government decided to cut child benefits for higher-rate taxpayers - which was later changed to those earning at least £50,000 - Labour attacked the move as unfair and said it proved the government was out of touch with hard-working families.
But BBC political editor Nick Robinson says some critics are likely to see this as more evidence that Labour has abandoned its support for so-called universal benefits - those paid to all regardless of their income.
At Prime Minister's Questions in the Commons, Mr Cameron repeatedly challenged his opposite number to set out his party's position on child benefit and say whether his party now backed the coalition's changes.
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Mr Cameron said that in Mr Miliband's first Commons appearance as opposition leader in 2010, he had "totally condemned and attacked in the strongest possible terms what now turns out to be Labour Party policy".
There was "total and utter confusion" about Labour's position on child benefit, Mr Cameron said, adding that "on the economy, there are weak, divided and they are the same old Labour".
Mr Miliband chose not to respond to Mr Cameron's point, instead focusing on what he said was the crisis in accident and emergency departments in the NHS, saying the prime minister was "complacent and out of touch".
The decision not to reverse the restrictions on child benefit is being seen as a further sign that Labour is trying to restore its economic credibility by proving it has the will to curb spending.
Speaking on the BBC's Daily Politics, shadow Scottish secretary Margaret Curran said Labour would "prefer universal benefits to be universal" but, if elected in 2015, it would not be able to change everything the coalition government had done and would have to decide what its priorities were.
A Labour source said Mr Balls had made clear the party must "start planning for a tough inheritance because of this government's economic failure".
In a speech on Thursday, Mr Miliband will also declare his support in principle for an idea first suggested by Chancellor George Osborne - a cap on that part of the benefits bill which is not triggered simply by a rise in unemployment.
The UK Independence Party said there was a case for reversing the government's restrictions on child benefit, describing them as "illogical, ill thought out and grossly unfair".
"We are contemplating reinstating it because it is a universal benefit to support families and children," Carol Lovatt, the party's children and families adviser said, adding a decision would be made at a meeting of its National Executive Committee in July.
The coalition's initial plan to end child benefit for all higher-rate taxpayers would, it is estimated, have saved £2.3bn a year. The Treasury's £1.8bn figure is based on the decision to set the threshold at annual earnings of £50,000 instead.
Meanwhile, a study by the Institute for Fiscal Studies has suggested that the average middle-income family in Britain is likely to be nearly £1,800 a year worse-off by 2015.
Families with two children will see a fall of £34 in their weekly incomes, after adjusting for inflation. A childless couple are likely to lose £1,248 a year, or £24 a week, it said on Tuesday.
The IFS also said that over the next three years, less well-off families would be hit harder than those with higher incomes. The cuts in spending power were down to incomes failing to keep pace with inflation and changes to the benefits system, it added.


Plans for a £70m redevelopment of Exeter bus station have been given the go-ahead.

City councillors granted outline planning permission for shops, restaurants, cafes, a leisure centre and a new bus station.
There were 250 letters of objection, mainly about the effect on the traffic in the city centre.
Twenty five councillors were for, 13 were against and there was one abstention.
Developers TIAA Henderson Real Estate and The Crown Estate say the revamped site, due to open in 2019, will create 750 jobs.
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Some people were turned away from the extraordinary planning meeting of the city council as there was not enough space for all those who turned up.
Residents were worried about air pollution and traffic congestion, because of roads being closed as part of the plans, diverting traffic elsewhere.
There have also been concerns that the bus station will not be big enough.
Councillor Andrew Leadbetter, leader of the Conservative group on the council, said: "I'm disappointed because we believe that the development lacks ambition and is also very expensive. It's going to cost the city close to £30m which means that other things can't go ahead."
Council leader Pete Edwards, from the Labour group, said: "I'm really excited, not just for ourselves but for the citizens of Exeter.
"It's sad to see some of the opposition so vehemently against it when it's a great opportunity to go forward."
John Grinnell, deputy head of development at The Crown Estate said he was "delighted".
"This scheme would represent a substantial investment in Exeter that will support the city's position as the region's most popular destination for shopping, leisure and business, whilst boosting jobs, trade and the local economy," he said.


A drink-driver who killed an island vet in a head-on collision has been jailed for 12 years and banned for 15 years.

Thomas Wainwright, 27, was driving on the wrong side of the road and travelling up to 95mph in a hired Maserati when he crashed into Theresa Wade's van on Mull in October 2015.
The court previously heard he had been drinking cider and whisky for eight-and-a-half hours before the crash.
He was found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving after a trial.
At the High Court in Glasgow, judge John Morris QC said Wainwright had driven that day at  "ridiculously excessive speeds" and that he found it difficult to find any mitigating factors.
During the trial, Wainwright and his passenger, 42-year-old Jerome Lopez, claimed that Miss Wade had been on the wrong side of the road and caused the accident.
However, that was disproved by traffic experts who examined the crash scene.
Witnesses from Mull told how Wainwright, who was with Mr Lopez, his mother's partner, had been drinking at a hotel, a pub and a distillery in Tobermory before having another two pints of cider in the Craignure Inn.
As he headed back towards Tobermory on the wrong side of the A849 his hire car smashed into the van driven by Miss Wade.
At the point of impact he was travelling at 69 mph. His speed was recorded on a "black box" device fitted to the Maserati.
The court heard Wainwright was on Mull, along with members of his family, visiting his sick grandmother. He had flown into Edinburgh airport and hired the Maserati.
Judge Morris said: "Just prior to leaving your final licensed premises you were spoken to by a concerned member of the public who asked how you were getting home . Your reply was: 'The car knows its own way home.'
"A remark which is all too indicative of your general attitude to all that transpired.
"Prior to the accident you persistently drove at - quite frankly - ridiculously excessive speeds. To drive at 95.5mph on a dark county road borders on the reckless.
"You have shown no remorse for your actions - quite the contrary - your arrogance in giving evidence and in the social inquiry report is quite staggering."
The judge added: "In your evidence you sought to put the blame on Miss Wade knowing full that her family were in the court listening to you."
Defence QC Ian Duguid said: "In my discussions with Mr Wainwright he has expressed genuine remorse, but that has not come across to the social worker who compiled a background report.
"That may be because his first language is French. His family is of Scottish origin, but he has lived in France for most of his life.
"He has lost his job and now his liberty."
Speaking outside court, Charles Pease, Ms Wade's partner and colleague, said: "Certainly the sentence could have been more but it's a judicial matter over which we have no influence.
"It doesn't bring Theresa back."
He added that the family's faith in the justice system was "not misplaced".
He said: "Has justice been done? Well, Thomas Wainwright will have 12 years to reflect upon that.
"Me, I should choose to forget Thomas Wainwright.
"I have too many happy recollections of Theresa to let Thomas Wainwright spoil them."
Following the trial, prosecutor Tim Niven-Smith revealed that Wainwright, who worked as the first officer on the Â£6.26m yacht MY Mahogany based in the south of France, had a previous conviction for driving while unfit through drink or drugs.
At a court in Nice he was fined 700 euros and given a suspended sentence.


The skull of a woolly rhinoceros, thought to be at least 35,000 years old, is to go on display near where it was found in Cambridgeshire, England.

The fossil was uncovered by a digger driver on farmland in October last year.
Jamie Jordan, a "self-taught palaeontologist", said the skull was covered in "horrible black" clay and had to be cleaned with small dental picks and lollipop sticks.
It will be the "star attraction" at the Fossils Galore shop and museum from 11 April.
Palaeontologist Professor Adrian Lister, from the Natural History Museum, said: "Woolly rhinos were herbivores with low-slung heads who roamed the plains chomping on grass.
"Most similar fossils to this date from the last ice age, about 75,000 to 35,000 years ago."


A dozen councils are on the brink of financial failure, the Local Government Association has told the BBC.

The association's chairman, Lord Porter, said it was working to "help prop them up".
The Conservative peer said: "We know we've got probably 12 or 14 councils that are very close to the edge now."
The government said councils had £22bn in their reserves and had to play their part along with the rest of the public sector in tackling the deficit.
Councils are not allowed to run deficits. The LGA declined to reveal which councils were affected.
Chancellor George Osborne has asked government departments to draw up plans for cuts of 40% and 25%.
The LGA released to the BBC an analysis which said 40% cuts would leave councils £20bn worse off.
Lord Porter told BBC Radio 4's PM programme some councils "will be very close in the life of this Parliament to not being able to meet their statutory obligation to balance their budget".
He said: "We're not shroud-waving - we kind of know we need to do more and better and do it with less money - but we're saying there are better ways of doing things with less money than simply top-slicing some things out of local government."
A 40% reduction to core central government funding for councils in England and Wales would be worth £8.4bn while the same cut to separate local government grants would see a further £2.1bn lost, the LGA said.
We're not shroud waving, says the Conservative boss who represents councils.
The language isn't pretty.
It's Whitehall jargon for organisations that issue blood-curdling warnings about the consequences of cuts as the chancellor draws up spending plans.
Some at Westminster are pretty cynical about such claims. They heard the same in 2010, as austerity began - they say - but money was saved and the bins were still collected.
If cuts forced councils to share facilities and run a tighter ship, all to the good.
Some councillors agree. They are proud some of their savings and don't doubt they can make some more.
They want - Lord Porter says - not lots more money spent overall, just more spent on them. Some extra health spending should go to local authorities, he says.
Like so many other in the public sector he warns the Treasury that having cut so far, a further 40% will hurt.
Councils insist the era when they could slash spending without voters noticing is long gone.
Lord Porter also described ring-fencing the NHS budget as a "mistake".
Separately, another Conservative council leader said he would have to close every service he was not legally obliged to provide if 40% cuts were made.
Every public library in Cambridgeshire could be closed, said the county council leader Steve Count, and he would still be short of money.
Cllr Count said: "If the government comes up with 40% cuts over the next five years the discretionary services will all but disappear, the roads will decay, and then we will struggle, we will really struggle with services to the vulnerable."
He said the council was saving money sharing its back office functions with Northamptonshire County Council. It now intends to turn off many street lights after midnight and is considering gritting fewer roads to save more cash.
A spokesman for the Department for Communities and Local Government said: "Councils have worked hard over the past five years to deliver a better deal for local taxpayers, keeping council tax down while public satisfaction with services has been maintained.
"However, like the rest of the public sector, they have to play their part in tackling the deficit and there is over £22bn currently sitting in council reserves.
"No decisions have been announced about local government funding beyond the financial year 2015-16."


Police have promised an increased presence during the Borders festival season after catching a string of drink and drug drivers in the region.

The warning has been issued after 10 people were reported to the procurator fiscal in May.
Police said they would monitor all routes through the region and offenders would be dealt with "robustly".
They added that they would be stepping up operations during the common riding celebrations throughout the Borders.
Insp John Scott said: "Ten people caught driving while drunk or under the influence of drugs is 10 too many and represents a complete disregard for the safety of other road users, as well as their own well-being.
"The public regularly report their suspicions about people they believe are committing offences of this nature and whenever we receive these calls we will respond accordingly.
"With the start of the summer and the Borders festival season upon us, we will have increased road policing patrols in place across the road network and our message is simple - do not drive if you have been drinking alcohol.
"The limit in Scotland has reduced, so don't risk it."
He also encouraged people to continue to report anyone they suspected of drink or drug driving.


At least five people were injured, one seriously, when a stage collapsed amid high winds at the Ottawa Bluesfest.

Concert officials evacuated the stage on Sunday, moments before it collapsed 20 minutes after the start of a performance by rock band Cheap Trick.
"Everyone is okay and we are so lucky to be alive and hope that all the fans are okay," the group wrote on Facebook.
Canadian authorities had warned of winds of up to 56mph (90 km/h) ahead of the event.
"It was as if some invisible hand had pushed the entire structure over," Ottawa Citizen concert reviewer Chris Cobb was quoted in a news article as saying. "It fell backwards almost intact and very quickly - like a house of cards."
One man was seriously injured when a piece of the stage pierced his abdomen, Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper reported.
Following the collapse authorities cleared the festival. The remaining performances were cancelled.
The Ottawa Bluesfest, first held in 1994, is one of Canada's foremost music festivals.


British Cycling has denied that any kit or equipment provided by UK Sport has been given away or sold on for profit.

It follows the start of an investigation into claims official kit, including a high-performance bike, was available to buy online.
British Cycling said it has a "detailed and exhaustive" inventory of UK Sport-funded equipment.
The new inquiry comes after technical director Shane Sutton quit amid sexism and discrimination allegations.
Australian Sutton, 58, was also asked to attend a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the kit allegations, revealed in the Daily Mail. He said he "rejects the specific claims".
UK Sport, which is investing £30.5m in British Cycling between 2013 and 2017, ordered the investigation to "protect our investment in all sports on the world-class programme".
In response, British Cycling issued a statement explaining that:
The statement added: "Once sold, we are obviously unable to guarantee what individual buyers will do with the kit they have purchased."
Confirming British Cycling's explanation, one eBay seller with an extensive collection of official kits told BBC Sport they had sourced them from jumble sales held by the organisation.
It is understood the UK Sport interest came after the organisation received information about a British Cycling bike being sold online.
The organisation now deals with a company called Cervelo but the brand of bike in question was a Pinarello.
Former GB cyclist - and long-time friend of Sutton - Phil Griffiths, of Yellow Limited, is a UK distributor for Pinarello.
He helped to broker the deal that saw the Italian company supply British Cycling's elite riders with 250 cycles over a five-year period.
He told BBC Sport the bikes were provided free as part of a mutually beneficial relationship - with the firm receiving the good publicity of elite cyclists using their machines.
The British Cycling investigation is ongoing.
The suggestion UK Sport-funded kit is being sold on is the third serious allegation made against British Cycling this week, with chief executive Ian Drake telling BBC Sport his organisation is not in crisis.
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Sutton, a GB coach since 2002, is alleged to have used derogatory words like "wobblies" and "gimps" to describe Para-cyclists. An independent investigation into those accusations is under way.
A separate review will also look into claims by cyclist Jess Varnish that Sutton made sexist comments towards her, allegedly telling her to "go and have a baby" after she failed to qualify in the team sprint for this summer's Olympics.
Sutton said the allegations had "become a distraction" and he had stepped down "in the best interests of British Cycling".
He was part of the team that won seven track gold medals at both the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, with British Cycling also claiming 25 gold medals across the past two Paralympics.
There are just 99 days until the start of the Rio Olympics, with programmes director Andy Harrison taking charge of the team after Sutton's resignation.
In a statement, six-time Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy paid tribute to Sutton's "uncompromising approach" which "yielded unparalleled results".
While saying he would not provide his opinion on the allegations, Hoy added: "I have never met anyone who gave so much to their role within any team and who cared so much for the performance of the riders."
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Despite leaving his post at British Cycling, Sutton is still employed by professional cycling outfit Team Sky, in a paid "occasional advisory role".
Drake told BBC Sport on Tuesday that Sutton was not getting paid by Sky as well as by British Cycling, but the organisation attempted to clarify the situation on Wednesday.
It said it was not aware of Sutton's Sky retainer and that he had not declared this when he became British Cycling technical director in 2014.
UK Sport also said senior staff did not know of Sutton's Team Sky payment.
A Team Sky statement said: "Since he stepped down as head coach of Team Sky in January 2013, his occasional involvement as an advisor to Team Sky has been completely separate from his role with British Cycling.
"Any reimbursement for his work with Team Sky has been funded by the team."


Adele has confirmed her new album will be called 25, and says it will tackle her transition into adulthood.

It follows the singer's pattern of naming her albums after her age: Her debut was titled 19 and the follow-up was called 21.
"My last record was a break-up record," she wrote in a statement, "and if I had to label this one, I would call it a make-up record.
"Making up for lost time. Making up for everything I ever did and never did."
The singer continued: "25 is about getting to know who I've become without realising. And I'm sorry it took so long but, you know, life happened."
Fans have had to wait four years for a new record after the star gave birth to her first son, Angelo, in October 2012.
Recording sessions for the new album have continued sporadically since then, with producers reported to include Gnarls Barkley's Dangermouse aka Brian Burton, Swedish hitmaker Max Martin, Diane Warren, and One Republic's Ryan Tedder.
A preview of the album appeared without warning on Sunday night, during an advertising break on The X Factor.
The 30-second clip featured the star's voice signing over a simple piano figure, accompanied by the lyrics on an otherwise black screen.
The lyrics were: "Hello/It's me/I was wondering if after all these years you'd like to meet/To go over everything.
"They say that time's supposed to heal ya/But I ain't done much healing..."
At the time, her representatives refused to confirm whether or not the material was actually by the singer.
Adele's 21, which contained the mega-hit Someone Like You, is the biggest-selling album of the 21st Century, selling more than 30 million copies worldwide.
It shifted 4.75 million copies in the UK alone, making it the fourth best-selling album of all time, in an era when album sales have been in critical decline.
In an era where everything leaks, it's incredible that Adele's third record has remained so firmly under wraps. Although we know she's been in the studio for years - the record was initially slated for release in 2014 - today marks the first official confirmation of its existence.
As such, we know very little about what 25 will sound like.
In 2011, Adele told Q Magazine the album would be a more stripped-back affair than the career-defining 21. "It won't be a big production," she said. "I want it to be quite acoustic and piano-led." And the track that previewed during Sunday's X Factor bears that out.
Featuring her distinctive voice over a few simple piano chords, it seemed to be cast in the mould of Someone Like You - and many assumed the lyrics ("I was wondering if after all these years you'd like to meet") were similarly addressed to an ex-boyfriend.
Today's statement suggests otherwise. Perhaps Adele is talking to her younger self; reflecting on how she has changed since 2011, as she became a household name, a multi-millionaire, an Oscar-winner and (most importantly) a mother?
Her music has always been about real people and real lives - but this time Adele is turning the spotlight on herself.
As yet, there is no release date for the star's new album, but several media reports have pointed towards 20 November as the likely day.
Adele's statement, which appeared on Twitter and Facebook, is the first official confirmation of 25's existence.
In it, she said: "I feel I've spent my whole life so far wishing it away. Always wishing I was older, wishing I was somewhere else, wishing I could remember and wishing I could forget too.
"Wishing I'd gotten to know my great-grandmother moreâ€¦ Wishing I hadn't cut my hair offâ€¦ Wishing I'd waited and wishing I'd hurried up as well.
"Turning 25 was a turning point for me, slap bang in the middle of my 20s. Teetering on the edge of being an old adolescent and a fully-fledged adult, I made the decision to go into who I'm going to be forever without a removal van full of my old junk.
"I miss everything about my past, the good and the bad, but only because it won't come back."


England manager Roy Hodgson has all but confirmed Tottenham striker Harry Kane will be in his squad for next month's double-header with Lithuania and Italy.

Hodgson described the 21-year-old, who has scored 23 goals in 35 games this season, as combining "everything you're looking for in a centre forward".
"Is he worth a place in the squad now? Of course he is," said Hodgson.
Captain Wayne Rooney is likely to continue in attack, despite adopting a new midfield role at Manchester United.
In a lengthy interview, the England boss also said:
Kane, who only made his first Premier League start for Spurs in April, is currently the joint-leading English goalscorer in the top flight, level with QPR's Charlie Austin on 13.
Hodgson said he had already given "a lot of young players" their chance at international level and said Kane "certainly deserves a place in the squad as much as Saido".
But he questioned whether the Spurs star was "worthy" of a place in the first team like Rooney, Danny Welbeck and Daniel Sturridge.
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Hodgson was asked for his thoughts on England midfielder Jack Wilshere, who had been photographed this month with a shisha pipe in is hand while out at a London club. Hodgson said he felt the matter had been dealt with by Arsenal, adding: "It won't occupy a lot of my time with Jack when I see him because we have a football match to win."
What is shisha smoking? It's a way of smoking tobacco, sometimes mixed with fruit or molasses sugar, through a bowl and hose or tube.
Hodgson, 67, also revealed he had once used a shisha pipe. "As an ex-cigar smoker, when I tried it I thought it was a complete nonsense. I couldn't understand who would do it. Apart from a faint fruity taste in your mouth, that was about the end of it. I thought tobacco was smoking and shisha pipes were water with flavour."
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"That's something he'll have to prove," added Hodgson. "But unless I give him a chance in the squad, he'll never get a chance to prove that anyway.
"If you can be a star at a top team like Tottenham at the age of 21, then you're doing pretty well."
Rooney's recent goalscoring form has been in stark contrast to Kane's, with the 29-year-old yet to manage a shot on target in 2015.
Rooney has scored six goals in his last six games for England, taking his tally to 46, just three behind leading goalscorer Sir Bobby Charlton.
But, often playing in a central midfield role, he has only managed eight for Manchester United this season, his last coming on 26 December.
Hodgson said he was not concerned about Rooney's form and added that he did not plan to play him as a midfielder.
"I don't necessarily think that will be his best position for us and I don't have any immediate plans to play him there," said Hodgson. "But who knows? I will never say never.
"He's a goalscorer and you always like to see goalscorers in positions where they can get into the box. If you've got several other goalscorers and can afford to use one of them a bit further back, that's fine.
"But he's our top goalscorer in the qualifiers, he's just a couple of goals away from being England's leading goalscorer, so I hope he will continue to score goals for us."
Hodgson, whose team have won all four of their Euro 2016 qualifying matches and are six points clear at the top of Group E, said Rooney was versatile enough to play in various positions for club and country.
"If you are an England player, you do have to accept you wear two hats," added the former Fulham, Liverpool and West Brom boss.
"You have got to be prepared to leave one hat at home and put the other hat on. If you can't do that, you are never going to be any good for me as an England player.
"We can't demand they wear those hats when they go back to their clubs. We have to quite happily accept when they have done their 10 days with us, they put that hat away and they put a new one on.
"This is about England and my job now is to do my job for England."


First Minister Arlene Foster has said Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir should have stepped aside while the Nama coaching scandal was investigated.

Stormont's Finance Committee wrote to Mr Ó Muilleoir this week asking him to step down during an investigation.
The move followed allegations its former Sinn Féin chairman coached a blogger who was set to give evidence.
Daithí McKay resigned as a Sinn Féin MLA over the scandal. Mr Ó Muilleoir denies knowledge of the communication.
Mrs Foster told the BBC's Good Morning Ulster programme: "It would be to the benefit of the institutions if he had stepped aside even temporarily."
Analysis: BBC News NI Political Editor Mark Devenport
Arlene Foster's first comments on the Daithí McKay affair were intended to send out a few different messages:
That said, she also acknowledged Máirtín Ó Muilleoir's future was a matter for Sinn Féin, and since the party was backing its minister, that's probably an end to the matter.
Although she made it clear she does not trust Sinn Féin, Mrs Foster clearly is not contemplating any wider action which would disrupt the stability of the DUP and Sinn Féin dominated coalition at Stormont.
But she added: "Sinn Fein have decided he is to remain in place and at the end of the day it is their call."
Last September, loyalist blogger Jamie Bryson used a meeting of the committee to name former First Minister Peter Robinson as "Person A" - whom he said had personally benefitted from the £1.2bn sale of Nama's Northern Ireland property portfolio.
The then first minister of Northern Ireland strongly denied he had sought to benefit in any way from the deal.
Mrs Foster said direct Twitter messages between Jamie Bryson, Daithí McKay and Sinn Fein member Thomas O'Hara were a "disgraceful attempt to impugn and discredit" her former colleague.
Nama is the Republic of Ireland's "bad bank", set up to deal with toxic loans after the 2008 property crash.
The finance committee started investigating the 2014 sale to a US investment firm following an allegation made in the Dáil (Irish parliament) that a politician or political party in Northern Ireland stood to profit from the loan sale.


More than 5,000 new jobs were created in Wales as foreign investments in the UK hit a high, government figures show.

A Department for International Trade report shows 5,443 new posts were created in 2015-16 - a 7% increase on the previous financial year.
Almost 7,000 jobs were created or safeguarded by foreign direct investment during the same period.
The report said the UK remains the most popular EU destination for overseas firms.
Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns said Wales had a "tremendous platform" to build on as the UK prepared to leave the EU.
He said: "These figures demonstrate that Wales remains an attractive destination for overseas investment, providing a valuable boost to the economy and creating thousands of jobs.
"Our country now has a tremendous platform to build on over the coming months as we make plans to leave the EU, forge stronger relations with international partners and attract more investment from emerging markets."
The figures come as First Minister Carwyn Jones said the referendum result meant it was time to sell Wales to the world like "never before".
He has appointed officials to represent Wales in EU negotiations and reiterated his support for the UK to remain in the single market at a press conference to mark 100 days since he was reinstated as first minister.


Congressional Republicans are warning President-elect Donald Trump that his call to tax American companies that move overseas may not become law.

Republican House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Monday refused to endorse Mr Trump's plan to place 35% tariffs on relocated companies.
His comments come in response to Mr Trump tweets over the weekend.
"There will be a tax on our soon to be strong border of 35% for these companies," Mr Trump wrote.
"This tax will make leaving financially difficult…Please be forewarned prior to making a very expensive mistake! THE UNITED STATES IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS!", he wrote in a series of social media posts.
Mr Trump's call to tax imports on goods made by firms that relocate would need to pass through Congress, where Republican orthodoxy includes devotion to free-market principles.
Mr Trump should instead keep companies in the US by changing the tax code and lowering the rate that businesses must pay, Mr McCarthy said.
"I think that's a better way of solving the problem than getting into a trade war with a 35% tariff," the California Republican told reporters at the US Capitol building.
Republicans are typically reluctant to impose such tariffs, seeing it as an intrusion into the free market, but few have so far challenged outright Mr Trump's plan.
Reception within the party to his 35% tax has ranged from lukewarm to outright hostility.
House Speaker Paul Ryan refused to comment directly on it, while the conservative-leaning US Chamber of Commerce criticised it as "self-destructive".
And the Club for Growth political action committee's president said such tariffs "would be devastating to consumers and businesses''.
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Recently, Trump was applauded by Republicans leaders when he got involved in negotiations with air-conditioning manufacturer Carrier, preventing hundreds of jobs from moving to Mexico.
But taxpayers were left with a $7 million bill, after Mr Trump promised tax breaks and grants to the US company which still plans to shift around 1,000 jobs out of the country.
Mr Trump has been preparing for office by putting together his new administration, but differences remain over his choice of Secretary of State.
He will be inaugurated as the 45th president on 20 January.


Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said a victory for his army in Aleppo would be a "huge step" towards ending the country's five-year civil war.

But he added that the defeat of rebel groups in the northern city would not end the conflict.
The rebels called for a five-day truce to allow the evacuation of civilians, after withdrawing from their last strongholds in Aleppo's Old City.
But Mr Assad ruled out any ceasefires, as his army continues its offensive.
This is despite new calls for an immediate truce from the US and five Western powers.
In an interview with Syria's al-Watan newspaper, President Assad said: "It's true that Aleppo will be a win for us, but let's be realistic - it won't mean the end of the war in Syria.
"But it will be a huge step towards this end.
"Terrorists are present elsewhere. Even if we finish with Aleppo, we will continue our war against them."
Rebel-held districts in east Aleppo are falling fast, faster than expected. The full story from the battlefield is still emerging.
Areas we've been able to visit are a testament to intense fighting.
The district of Al-Shaar, cleared on Tuesday to enable the army's assault on the Old City, is now in utter ruin. The smoke of battle still hung in the air a day later as did the residue of explosives.
There are also reports of deals to allow rebel fighters to retreat, including from the Old City.
But the most battle hardened fighters, including forces known as the al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front are vowing to fight on in what remains of the opposition enclave.
The Syrian military, and its Russian and Iranian allies, aren't listening to calls for a truce, or even for humanitarian corridors.
Monday's mortar attack on Russia's field hospital is said to have stiffened Moscow's resolve to finish the battle for Aleppo as soon as possible.
Tens of thousands of civilians are still trapped in rebel-held districts of south-eastern Aleppo.
The rebel groups said those residents were in great danger, adding that they would support any initiative to ease their suffering.
One resident said those districts were now heavily crowded and there were fears that people faced being captured, detained and tortured to death.
"I know people who literally did nothing, they just kept doing nothing for four, five years, they just wanted to stay in their homes and now they are being arrested by the regime," Wissam, a teacher and activist said.
Food supplies are exhausted and there are no functioning hospitals after months of heavy bombardment.
Government forces now control about 75% of eastern Aleppo, held by the rebels for the past four years.
The rebels, who had been left with just a spit of land north-east of the citadel after recent government advances, had abandoned it by Wednesday morning, retreating to territory they still hold further south.
Meanwhile, the US, Britain, Germany, Italy, France and Canada jointly called for an immediate ceasefire "to allow the United Nations to get humanitarian assistance to people in eastern Aleppo".
They also condemned the Syrian government and its main backer Russia for "their obstruction of humanitarian aid", accusing them of targeting hospitals and schools "in an attempt to wear people down".
But fresh talks on Wednesday evening between US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov ended without a breakthrough on the issue.
Russia and China earlier vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on a week-long ceasefire.
French President Francois Hollande responded by accusing Russia of "systematic obstruction" which "bolsters the regime of Bashar al-Assad in its destructive drive which is harming the defenceless civilian population".
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov described all the remaining rebels in Aleppo as "terrorists", saying they had united around the jihadist group formerly known as the al-Nusra Front.


Vice-President Joe Biden has said he regrets not launching a campaign for the presidency.

But he added he believed the decision was right for him and his family.
He made the remarks in an interview with a Connecticut TV station, and  also praised Democratic candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton.
He ruled out running last October, saying his family was ready after the death of his son earlier that year, but he had now run out of time.
"I regret it every day," the vice-president said during an interview on WVIT-TV on Wednesday. "I plan on staying deeply involved, and we've got two good candidates."
Mr Biden, a Democrat, offered praise for the candidates he would have competed against, Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.
"There's real robust debate between Hillary and Bernie, as there would have been if I had gotten in the race," he said. "It's not a bunch of serendipity out there."
He did not mention the third candidate, Martin O'Malley, whose campaign has lagged far behind those of Ms Clinton and Mr Sanders.
His warm tone quickly dissipated when asked about the opposing Republican field of candidates.
"I will not mention them, but I promise you, I have spoken to three of the presidential potential nominees on the Republican side who tell me 'Joe it's crazy, this is absolutely crazy'," he said. "It's not been a very illuminating campaign so far."
He began what appeared to be a criticism of Donald Trump and Ted Cruz before stopping mid-sentence.
Mr Biden made the remarks in an interview that was primarily focused on touting President Barack Obama's newly-announced executive actions on gun control.
The 73-year-old politician spent months wrestling with the decision of whether to launch a campaign or not, with the death of his adult son, Beau, in May weighing heavily on the decision making process.
Reports in August said that it was the dying wish of the younger Biden for his dad to enter the race.
Mr Biden spent weeks toiling over the decision, often teasing the press and potential donors with speculation that he was going to jump on the campaign trail.
However, he announced in late October that he had decided against running, acknowledging that he was at a disadvantage in terms of funding and popular support relative to the other candidates who had been campaigning for months.