How badly has the north of England been hit by Covid-19?
by Helen Pidd, Pamela Duncan , Phillip Inman and Nazi from World news | The Guardian on (#59KHE)
From hospitals to jobs, the north of England has suffered more during the pandemic than the south
On Monday night 55 Conservative MPs - led by former northern powerhouse" minister Jake Berry - wrote to Boris Johnson to warn him the Covid pandemic has exposed in sharp relief the deep structural and systemic disadvantage faced by our communities".
They demanded a clear roadmap" out of lockdown and a tailored economic recovery plan" for the north. Without this, northern constituencies like ours will be left behind', they warned.
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