The Papers: Burnham's 'blast at Blair' and 'Labour plans welfare shake-up'

Burnham's 'blast at Blair' and 'Labour plans welfare shake-up'26 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleBBC"Burnham backs state control in blast at Blair" reads the front page headline of the Times. It summarises the Greater Manchester mayor's statement saying "neoliberalism has failed Britain" and quotes Burnham as saying economic success was achieved in Manchester "through a very interventionist" approach.The i Paper also runs the story of Burnham, who it says "hits back at Blair and Starmer" in its lead spot. It says he accused the former Prime Minister Sir Tony of "failing to understand the cost of living crisis". Burnham is also quoted as saying that the "London set" has "run Labour for too long". The Guardian reports on Labour's plans for a "welfare shake-up". This has been prompted by the "scale of youth jobs crisis revealed" in former Health Secretary Alan Milburn's recent report. Also on the front page, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "tells army to take 70% of Gaza".The Independent higlights the "shame of Britain's broken promise to lost generation". It follows Milburn's report that it says described an "'anxious generation' trapped in their bedrooms".The Daily Telegraph also leads with the decision on prostate cancer screening, saying the former Prime Minister Lord David Cameron "attacks plans" after he revealed last year he had been treated for the cancer. Also on its front page, a photo of Dame Helen Mirren who the paper says experienced an "anti-Semitic street attack", which the police are treating as a hate crime.The Daily Mail highlights a "decision that will 'condemn thousands to death'," on its front page. It reports that health advisers have rejected calls for a mass prostate cancer screening programme. Elsewhere,...