Recent reports and data from various sources, including Citizens Advice and the Centre for Cities, indicate that the UK's 'levelling up' policy has not achieved its intended goals. The average person in Newport is reportedly £12,000 poorer over the last 14 years, while in Middlesbrough, the figure is £13,200, according to Andy McDonald MP's call for a #ND4WP. Across the UK, people are over £10,000-a-year worse off due to sluggish growth since 2010, as cited by Angela Rayner using data from the Centre for Cities' 'CitiesOutlook2024' report. Additionally, over 5 million people in the UK are behind on their energy bills, and 60,000 more children are in poverty in Birmingham and the West Midlands. The Centre for Cities has highlighted that places across the UK have been 'levelled down' after 14 years. The annual @jrf_uk UK Poverty report also paints a grim picture of the situation. As the country faces an election, there is a call for urgent action to address these issues.
Our annual @jrf_uk UK Poverty report is out today & it paints a shameful picture of social failure at scale. 6m people in very deep poverty would need to double their income to just meet the poverty line. It's election year - politicians must step up: https://t.co/Vbb7JpKN9y https://t.co/0JHggNwzNT
14 years of Tory Government Interactive map shows UK is worse off now than a decade ago - with Brits £10k poorer - Mirror Online https://t.co/daZXqdL5L0
Tens of thousands of more children in Birmingham have been dragged into poverty https://t.co/AH0ZWgomGa
Everyone is thousands of pounds 'worse off in Birmingham and the West Midlands since 2010. 60,000 more children are in poverty as promise of levelling up fails to add up, says new report from Centre for Cities. Britain needs change with a Labour govt. https://t.co/4JfsHH2w9r
'People are on average over £10,000-a-year worse off as a result of the sluggish growth since 2010' @AngelaRayner attacks the Conservatives after data showed 'every corner of the UK' has been 'levelled down' in the 14 years since Labour lost power https://t.co/JfmmfUdPjk
"Centre for Cities data shows that after 14 years, places across the UK have been levelled down. People are on avg over £10,000 worse off as a result of sluggish growth since 2010." @AngelaRayner cites research from #CitiesOutlook2024 🏙️🔍 Report here: https://t.co/jHBkG6qla7 https://t.co/HGDjS8EtWc
Opinion: Latest analysis from Citizens Advice suggests that over 5mn people in the UK live in households that are behind on their energy bills. This time papering over the cracks won’t be enough, politicians facing an election must get this right https://t.co/2nE1nxmYfT
The Tories have only levelled down the country and our communities over the past 14 years. People in Middlesbrough are on average an astounding £13,200 worse off than if the economy had grown following pre-2010 trends. We urgently need a #ND4WP https://t.co/bRlEcnlrP6
Levelling up… the Tory’s flagship policy for the last few years. How’s that going? Well. Every part of the UK is worse off since they came to power in 2010. The average person in Newport has been left £12k poorer over the last 14 years. Read more ⤵️ https://t.co/vBl7nLveQr