Original sentence: The new regions are not yet widely understood or used by the general public, and the "East of England" as an administrative concept is not widely familiar to the public, which is more likely to understand the traditional designations of East Anglia and the South East
Edited sentence: The Labour government planned to introduce regional assemblies in England on instruction from the European Union, but it was forced to abandon this plan in 2004 after losing a referendum on the proposal in the North East region by a margin of 78% to 22%.The new regions are not yet widely understood or used by the general public.Therefore the "East of England" as an administrative concept is not widely familiar to the public, which is more likely to understand the traditional designations of East Anglia and the South East