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The UK's five wealthiest families are richer than the poorest fifth of the entire country, 12.6 million Britons, new research by Oxfam has shown.
In the last 20 years, the wealthiest 0.1% have seen their income grow nearly four times faster than the least well off 90 percent of the population. The five richest families in Britain now have a combined wealth of £28.2 billion.
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