Poorest areas of England four times as likely to face lockdown as richest
Analysis of official figures shows most deprived areas are bearing brunt of second wave of Covid
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England’s poorest communities are nearly four times as likely to face lockdown restrictions as the wealthiest areas, a Guardian analysis has found, as local leaders warned of a “winter of dangerous discontent” in the north of England without urgent financial support.
A study of official figures shows a wide disparity in the resurgence of coronavirus across the country, with the most deprived areas bearing the brunt of the second wave.
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