UK papers: Youth benefits 'crack down' and Gatwick 'Fly and dry'

Youth benefits 'crack down' and Gatwick 'Fly and dry'Published2 minutes agoImage caption, Prime Minister Andy Burnham's latest policy plans lead several front pages. "PM to crack down on youth benefits" is the Daily Telegraph's headline, reporting that "payments may be stopped unless training or voluntary work is done" as part of the new administration's efforts to "reduce the country's £333bn welfare bill" and "find billions of pounds for spending on social care and defence". "We will always support those who genuinely need it", said a spokesman for the Department of Work and Pensions.Image caption, "Young people who take up part-time work on minimum wage earn £100 less than those claiming sickness benefits", is the Times' top story. Using its own analysis, the paper says more than 87,000 16 and 17-year-olds are claiming personal independence benefit (Pip). The government told the paper: "Pip, as designed in 2013, is no longer fit for purpose".Image caption, The i Paper tops with its own reporting that the new government is "actively considering options to replace council tax and stamp duty", writing that more than 100 Labour MPs support "two alternatives – a proportional property tax and a land value tax". Burnham "rules out general early election", the paper adds, quoting the new leader: "I don't think people want it". Image caption, The Guardian headlines on the new foreign secretary Ed Miliband vowing "to give UK 'global leadership' role on climate crisis" by "taking up the country's seat on the board at the World Bank". The position is usually delegated to a junior minister, the paper explains.Image caption, Another reshuffled cabinet minister, Wes Streeting, unveils his promise to "quit if defence plan falls short" as he takes on the post of defence secretar...