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Top earner pay has sprinted away since '00
Gap between rich and poor widened by 14%

The wage gap between rich and poor has grown exponentially across the capital over the last decade, the TUC revealed in an analysis of pay released yesterday.

The bottom 10 per cent of workers in London and south-east England have seen their wages fail to keep pace with top earners, with the gap widening by a jaw-dropping 14 per cent since 2000.

Announcing the union body's findings TUC general secretary Frances O'Grady (pictured) said inequality "is likely to become even more entrenched" if proactive measures aren't taken.

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