Newspaper review: Pressure kept up on child benefit
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The papers keep up the pressure on the Conservative leadership over the impact of their child benefit proposals.
For the by the loss of the payments was the "smell of retreat".
The that the cuts will include harsh measures for high earners too.
The on a day of policy wobbles in the Conservative high command.
'Cause for concern'
The are rightly affronted at being singled out for a punitive benefit cut.
It suspects that with tough measures against lower-paid workers imminent, it was deemed "clever politics" to take a "pre-emptive tilt" at higher taxpayers.
The have already been identified.
"If this is the standard of preparation going into the cuts programme, don't we all have cause for concern?" it asks.
Jail work
There is a more positive reaction to another of the Tories' announcements.
That is the proposal to encourage prisoners in England and Wales to work full-time, with part of their earnings going to the victims of crime.
The - many more prisoners will have something useful to do and a reason to do it.
The is a "good one".
Name gaffe
The papers report that the Commonwealth Games organising committee chairman managed to confuse the Duchess of Cornwall with Princess Diana.
It adds to what the overshadowing the event.
According to the that Princess Diana had been at the opening ceremony in Delhi on Sunday.
He then corrected himself, saying he had meant Camilla.