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New Year Honours: Are top recipients too posh and too southern?

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Only 6% of higher honours went to people in the north of England .

More than 60% of recipients of higher awards lived in London and south-east England .

The government says it will run events encouraging a wider range of nominations for honours.

Sir Keir Starmer wants the honours system to reflect the "extraordinary contributions made across every part of this country".

There have been attempts to make honours more representative - with the public invited to submit nominations.

12% of honours are awarded to people from ethnic minorities, compared with 6% a decade ago .

Winners have spoken about the huge positive impact of such awards, not just for themselves but for recognising colleagues.

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