86% of Red Wall seats have fallen further behind London and the South East 'since Boris Johnson became Prime Minister' – despite hype around the levelling up agenda, Joe Mayes of Bloomberg tells James O'Brien. mrjamesob | Joe_Mayes
Reports have shown that amid the cost of living crisis, the north-south divide is widening – despite the formation of the new Department of Levelling Up, tasked with addressing regional inequalities in Britain.
He explained that the research took into account life expectancy, income and other factors such as access to amenities to determine whether the lives of people in the north of England are improving.Read more:Michael Gove's department have announced myriad plans to "level up" the north of England, such as unveiling new transport projects, housing developments and re-industrialisation.
Mr Mayes addressed the scale of the "challenge [Mr Johnson] has to stay in power", given that he is relying on many of the Red Wall seats for the overwhelming majority the Conservatives currently hold in the House of Commons.
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