The deaths of the six Philpott children in a house fire started by their parents “could not have been predicted or prevented”, a serious case review has found in the UK.

Smirking Mick Philpott stuck two fingers up today after being described by a judge as a “disturbingly dangerous man” as he was sentenced to life for killing six of his children in a house fire.

Britain's Chancellor George Osborne has linked the case of child killer Mick Philpott to the need for reform of the benefits system, questioning why taxpayers were funding “lifestyles like that”.

Mick Philpott was described as a “disturbingly dangerous man” with “no moral compass” as he was sentenced to life in jail today for killing six of his children in a house fire.

Mick Philpott wrote to a friend about how he and his wife would “rape each other” after being cleared of starting the blaze that killed six of his children.