Pay is falling behind productivity – with Brexit-voting areas worst off

In leave strongholds such as Lancashire and Cumbria output is booming - but not wages

The British economy risks splitting further along lines drawn by the Brexit vote, according to a report warning pay rises in some parts of the country have failed to match increases in worker productivity.

According to the thinktank Localis, there has been a breakdown in the relationship between rising levels of worker productivity - a key measure of economic output per hour of work - and increases in pay and feelings of self-worth among employees.

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