But it turns out that London, Northern Ireland and, by a very narrow margin, the north-east of England, had a higher spend per head in 2010-11.

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Even if his PML-N does not have an outright majority, its projected margin of victory suggests it will be in a much stronger position than the PPP was at the head of the outgoing coalition.

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