Britain has become a broken, poverty-riddled 'living nightmare' | 7.30

Record poverty, falling wages and rising costs: life in the UK is hard and getting harder. The country's economic decline has led to a mass shift in political affiliations, populism is on the rise – with politicians promising to fix what's been described as a broken nation. Elias Clure filed this report from the North of England. Subscribe: https://ab.co/3yqPOZ5 Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-0... Welcome to ABC News In-depth, where you'll find our long-form journalism and other videos to help you understand what's going on in the world around you. Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Get breaking news and livestreams from our ABC News channel:    / newsonabc   Like ABC News on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Follow ABC News on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Follow ABC News on Twitter:   / abcnews   Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNewsIndepth #ABCNewsAustralia