Shaun Bailey defends Troubled Families programme - BBC Newsnight

Newsnight has learnt that the government's flagship response to the 2011 riots, the Troubled Families programme, had "no discernible" impact on unemployment, truancy or criminality, according to an analysis. The report - seen exclusively by BBC Newsnight - is embarrassing for ministers, who had trumpeted previous data suggesting 98.9% of families in the scheme had been "turned around". We did ask the government for an interview but were turned down. Instead, Evan Davis was joined by Shaun Bailey, who was David Cameron's advisor on Youth and Crime in Downing Street from 2010-2013. MORE: Watch Chris Cook's report on the Troubled Families programme here:    • The trouble with the Troubled Families pro...   Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. YouTube:    / bbcnewsnight   Twitter:   / bbcnewsnight   Facebook:   / bbcnewsnight   Snapchat:   / bbcnewsnight