A study into life expectancy in England has concluded it’s “a poor, sick country” which is “getting sicker”.

Analysis from University College London suggests people from poorer neighbourhoods are dying increasingly younger than those in wealthier areas.

Kensington and Chelsea is showing the biggest increase in inequality in a decade.

Meanwhile, life expectancy’s fallen for men and stalled for women over the past decade – and Sir Michael Marmot from UCL blames funding cuts.

Sir Michael’s written to 58 MPs, whose constituents are living shorter lives than they should.