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Panama moves to boost transparency amid documents leak

Panama's government is creating an international committee of experts to recommend ways to boost transparency in the Central American country's offshore financial industry.

President Juan Carlos Varela is trying to shore up confidence in his nation's financial sector after the leaking of 11.5 million documents from a prominent Panama-based law firm which helped create shell companies for the world's rich and famous.

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PM: Government has been 'leader' in tackling tax dodgers

David Cameron has said his Tory government has been an "absolute leader" in tackling tax avoidance.

ITV News political editor Robert Peston is watching the Prime Minister speak to students in Exeter:

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