Britain becoming more divided with ‘whole tracts of country left behind’, says Social Mobility Commission

‘Britain risks becoming more divided unless there is a renewed effort to reduce the gap between the “haves and have-nots”, the influential Social Mobility Commission has warned.
In a damning report the commission found two decades of government efforts had failed to deliver enough progress and urged ministers to adopt new approaches to tackle the problems in British society.
The commission’s chairman Alan Milburn warned “whole tracts of Britain feel left behind” in “volatile and uncertain times”.
In an analysis of efforts to bridge the gap between rich and poor under Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Theresa May, the commission found failings at every stage of a person’s life.’
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