Keir Starmer has been accused of "peddling the benefit scrounger mythology" after pledging to "get a grip" on the cost of welfare. The Government is set to unleash a new clampdown, which will see claimants who refuse to look for work face benefit sanctions. The PM claimed the welfare bill is "blighting our society" and declared war on those who "game the system". Labour has vowed to stick to a Tory commitment to slash £3billion from the benefits system over five years. New figures suggest more