Middlesbrough and Birmingham are ranked as most deprived, prompting Andy Burnham to address the regional economic divide in the Midlands.
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Middlesbrough and Birmingham are ranked as most deprived, prompting Andy Burnham to address the regional economic divide in the Midlands.
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Birmingham
city in the West Midlands, England
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Middlesbrough
town in North Yorkshire, north-east England
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Andy Burnham
British politician (born 1970)
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