Anger over Baby P case persists

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The latest developments in the aftermath of the death of Baby P fill many of the front pages, commentaries and leader columns.

"It's not enough" is the Sun's verdict on the suspension of three figures in Haringey's social service department.

"Bosses stopped short of firing them and all are still on full pay", it says, a point highlighted by several papers.

The Guardian wonders why it took so long for action to be taken against those involved in the case.

Ticking boxes

The Times says "one of the most shocking" aspect of Baby P's death was that it was preventable.

It notes Haringey had a glowing Ofsted report, it was "compliant" and had "quality assurance systems in place."

But ticking boxes, the paper says, is not the same as protecting an innocent child from being tortured to death.

According to the Independent, thousands of the most vulnerable children are at risk because councils are failing to move swiftly enough to protect them.

Green row

The Daily Telegraph leads with claims that Cabinet members have been trying to collude over the arrest of Damian Green.

The Garland cartoon shows David Cameron looking alarmed after spotting the ceremonial Mace in the Commons has been replaced by a giant police truncheon.

The Times says police also want to interview the former Shadow Home Secretary David Davis.

But an unnamed source tells the paper: "If we do that, we raise the temperature even further."

Embarrassing offenders

"It's hard not to feel embarrassed," writes a Daily Mirror reporter, who joined offenders in Milton Keynes who had been sentenced to community service.

Under new rules they all had to wear bright orange vests emblazoned with the words: "community payback".

A youth convicted of assault says: "It's humiliating. I preferred it last week when we just looked like a group of volunteers doing a good deed."

He says having to wear the vests will make him think twice about offending.