"Britain's richest and poorest regions have drawn farther apart since 1995, with workers in London and the south-east seeing their income race ahead of the national average, while those in the rest of the country fell behind, official figures revealed today.
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The news of the widening north-south divide underlines the challenge facing Labour in winning support in some of its traditional heartlands, where voters may feel they missed out on the party during the good years, and are now suffering more damage than London and the south-east as recession takes its toll."
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The news of the widening north-south divide underlines the challenge facing Labour in winning support in some of its traditional heartlands, where voters may feel they missed out on the party during the good years, and are now suffering more damage than London and the south-east as recession takes its toll."
O fosso de riqueza entre regiões cresce no Reino Unido.
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