Papers difficult reading for PM

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Two stories in Monday's papers will make uncomfortable reading for Gordon Brown - the embryology bill and the Crewe and Nantwich by-election.

On the former, the Times says Mr Brown accepts he will have to compromise to save the legislation.

"The stakes could not be higher," says the Daily Mail.

There is also condemnation of the campaign waged by Labour in Crewe. Mocking the Tory candidate was "witless", says the Daily Mirror.

Middle-class debt

The Daily Mail reports that "middle Britain" is in the grip of a "debt epidemic", with people with good jobs "plunging into the red".

The paper says debt advice services in affluent areas have seen inquiries rise by 500%.

The story also appears in the Daily Express, which reveals that the average debt of clients at one advice centre in mid-Sussex is £20,000.

And the paper also says cash-strapped owners are abandoning their pets.

Tax reductions

The Daily Telegraph is one of a number of papers to preview a keynote speech by Tory leader David Cameron.

According to the paper, Mr Cameron will say that "taxpayers can't take any more pain" - and lower taxes will be at the heart of the party's election campaign.

The Guardian says Mr Cameron will also touch on the need for "good housekeeping" and it is unimpressed.

This, says the paper, is "harking back to Thatcher", who once urged voters to "live within your means".

Football warnings

The Sun and the Daily Mirror carry warnings for Chelsea and Manchester United fans heading to Moscow for Wednesday's Champions League final.

According to the Sun, an "elite squad" of British undercover cops is flying to the Russian capital to root out known troublemakers before kick-off.

There is a startling image in the Daily Mirror of the "hellhole jail" which awaits supporters who misbehave.

Dozens of men stripped to the waist are shown, crammed into a small cell.