These include outer London, the south east and the north west of England.

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Teachers in the outer London and "fringe" areas of the South East will get the general pay rise of 2.9%.

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Outer London boroughs that should get help are Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Enfield, Havering, Redbridge, Richmond upon Thames, Sutton and Waltham Forest.

BBC: Local pay deal for London teachers

Passenger watchdog, London TravelWatch, also called for more buses for outer London, making streets more pedestrian-friendly and the removal of gyratory systems and one-way roads.

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Waltham Forest's lead member for housing and development, Councillor Marie Pye, said outer London boroughs did not have space to accommodate people moving out of central London.

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While most people agreed there was a nationwide housing shortage, 45% opposed building new houses in their areas - a figure that rose to 58% in outer London.

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Labour MP Margaret Hodge, chairwoman of the cross-party public accounts committee, said there was the potential for "sudden and unmanageable population movements" between inner and outer London and potential housing shortfalls were "deeply worrying".

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The libel case had been brought against him in December 2010 by Mr Waterson, who lost his Eastbourne seat to Mr Lloyd, and was cleared of any wrongdoing over his expenses claims for a second home in outer London.

BBC: Stephen Lloyd MP

Outer London looks outlandishly poor.

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