North-South divide costs workers £7k in their 20s

A DISADVANTAGED child growing up in Newcastle on average earns £7,000 less in their late 20s than one who grows up in East London, a report shows.

- BY SOPHIE HUSKISSON Political Correspondent

Analysis of social mobility disparities also found 34% of kids on free school meals gain a pass in Maths and English at GCSE in London, compared to 19-22% in the rest of the country.