Vice President Joe Biden won the presidency of the USA on Saturday afternoon, although President Trump is mounting legal appeals against the result. Lawsuits are expected to continue through the month.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcomed Biden’s victory, although some political analysts predict a difficult relationship between the two.
More vital to the immediate fate of sterling, Johnson spoke to EU leaders at the weekend as Brexit talks restart today, once again with progress required on fisheries and state aid before 19 November.
The UK spent its first weekend under lockdown mark 2, as cases plateaued at a record level of around 22,000 new cases daily, although Wales comes out of lockdown today.
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