Theresa May's social mobility promise branded a failure

Theresa May making promises she has not kept, on 13 July 2016, the day she took office. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty ImagesWhen the histories of Theresa May’s time as prime minister are written, many will probably begin with her first words outside No 10, pledging to tackle the “burning injustice” of social stagnation. They will then conclude that she failed to do so. The verdict is one May will find wounding. But Tuesday’s latest “state of the nation” rep