One of this government’s flagship policies has been a claim to levelling up those parts of the nation that fell behind.
Whilst more affluent areas in London and the south-east saw life-expectancies rise, and money pumped into services, areas in the south-west and north saw the reverse.
The austerity cuts of the last decade from the Tory government gutted local government, leaving public transport, social services and other support dwindling.
