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UK’s industrial regions face ‘entrenched disadvantages’ going back decades
Social Mobility Commission report highlights ‘extreme regional differences’ in terms of childhood, jobs, innovation and growthFormer industrial communities across Britain are facing “entrenched disadvantages” stretching back decades, the latest social mobility research has said.It raises specific co

Keir Starmer planning new king’s speech after May elections
Timing seen as reset moment after potential loss of hundreds of council seats in England and defeat in Wales and Scotland• UK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer is planning for a new king’s speech after the crunch May elections as a reset moment for the government amid speculation over the p













