UK economy is being sucked into London and south-east, says TUC

Unions say industrial strategy now more important than ever as two regions will account for 40% of GDP by 2022

The TUC has called on political parties to spell out plans to spread prosperity to all Britain's regions after warning that economic activity is becoming ever more concentrated in London and the south-east.

On current trends, the TUC said, the two most prosperous regions would account for 40% of national output by the end of the next parliament in 2022.