It seems Andy Burnham must do plenty more if he is to rebalance the country, with analysis showing the North-South divide for life expectancy has widened during the past decade.

UK life expectancy is now also lowest of all comparable high-income countries, apart from Germany and the US

It seems Andy Burnham must do plenty more if he is to rebalance the country, with analysis showing the North-South divide for life expectancy has widened during the past decade.