Labour 'red wall' seats hit hardest by wage stagnation, report finds

But Resolution Foundation analysis shows new Tory seats not among worst-off areas

The Labour party's former political heartlands in the north of England, Midlands and Wales suffered from a tougher squeeze on wages and slower jobs growth than the rest of Britain over the past decade, according to a report.

In a report in to Labour's former "red wall" seats the Resolution Foundation said the party's former strongholds had been through a decade of "relative economic decline" since 2010.