We are about due for another attempt to make sense of Britain’s property market, so here goes. About 93,000 people left the capital in the year to June 2016, 80% higher than five years earlier, partly in search of more affordable housing. It is worth clicking through to the story for the full picture, including tables and maps of Britain’s most and least affordable areas. Pay cap backlash – Britain’s unions might mount illegal strike action to protest against the government’s pay cap, according to Len McCluskey from Unite. Sign upIf you would like to receive the Guardian Morning Briefing by email, bright and early every weekday, sign up here.

Source: The Guardian September 13, 2017 05:26 UTC