Since the summer of 2019, they have been the two words ever-present on the lips of Boris Johnson and his supporters as they set out to finally tackle the regional divides that have long blighted the UK.
Levelling Up has become a phrase so well used in political circles that it has nearly lost its meaning.
But its essence is trying to create a society where a baby born in the North East has the same chances of a good life as one born in Surrey Heath, the affluent borough represented by Boris Johnson's Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove.
