The Papers: 'Labour risking 'lost generation' and 'Britain's gone balmy!'

'Labour risking 'lost generation' and 'Britain's gone balmy!'8 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleBBCSeveral of Thursday's front pages lead with a new report about unemployment among young people. A warning that "Labour risking a 'lost generation' of jobless youth" leads The Mail. The paper summarises a line from former Labour Cabinet Minister Alan Milburn's report as saying one in six young people "will be on the dole without major welfare reform." The Mail also carries another subhead on the Labour party: "Blair and Burnham's war of words erupts".The "calls for welfare reforms to save young people" also top The i Paper. It reports Milburn is expected to propose more funding for training and schemes to support young people in the workplace.The Times pulls out a different line from the report, that "over half of Neets have never held a job". Neets stands for young people not in employment, education or training. The top story for the Times is "ministers raise heat on PM over North Sea" as they "dispute claim that drilling won't cut bills".With a rise in heating bills, the Metro says "Britain's gone balmy!" Millions of families will face a "scorching 13% rise" to warm their homes, it writes.As "households are warned of a huge hike in energy bills," the Daily Express is topped with a call from former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair that it is "time to scrap Ed's net zero 'fantasy'." Referring to Energy and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband, the paper notes these comments come after Sir Tony "blasts Labour for lacking a coherent plan." The Daily Telegraph headlines on reporting that former British ambassador to the US Lord Peter Mandelson "told Cabinet how to do their jobs". The paper says files due to be released next week on the peer's time in Washin...