CON-DEM claims that Britain’s economy is recovering were torn apart yet again yesterday after experts revealed that all areas but inner London are creating jobs slower than before the recession.

Job creation has fallen by a third in some regions, according the to the Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion (CESI) report for the TUC.

The number of people starting a new job is down by 30 per cent on pre-crash levels in the West Midlands and the north of England.