Richest 1% of people in UK now wealthier than 70% of population combined – Oxfam

PA Wire

The richest 1% of people in the UK are now wealthier than 70% of the population combined, according to analysis by Oxfam.

A report by the charity highlights how the 685,500 richest people in Britain are worth a total of £2.8 trillion, compared with 48 million people in the UK whose combined wealth totals £2.4 trillion.