Healey vows to cut welfare bill before next election with 'tough' approach to young people

• Chancellor John Healey has said there will be a reduction in the welfare bill before the next election, promising a "tough" approach to young people who do not accept job offers. • Documents from the Office for Budget Responsibility suggest sickness and disability benefits will cost £100bn a year before the end of the decade. • Wednesday's Budget included small giveaways such as £100 off energy bills, but Healey told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "We have to bring the benefits bill down." • He echoed Andy Burnham's line that there would be no "crude cuts", and said changes would follow...