Sterling strengthened against both the euro and the US dollar across Monday, reversing a bruising stretch that saw it fall to its worst level in a month to end last week.
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This morning the markets will be reacting to a weekend of early campaigning in the race to become the next prime minister – for a vacancy that is not yet there. They will be assessing the likelihood of…
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The long-awaited move against the premiership of Sir Keir Starmer started in earnest yesterday, dragging the pound down by well over 1% against the US dollar and not far off that against the euro. In (yet another) dramatic…
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The pound finds itself pulled in three directions this morning, with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) first-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) release landing on the same day Wes Streeting is expected to resign as Health Secretary and…
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Sterling sank on Tuesday as another damaging wave of ministerial resignations and political intrigue pushed the Labour government to the brink.
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Sir Keir Starmer finds himself in a battle to rescue his premiership this morning. Yesterday’s address from Downing Street, a mea culpa moment that saw the prime minister acknowledge frustrations with his performance, failed to stop the flood…
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After a weekend of increasing calls for Keir Starmer to announce a timetable for his departure as prime minister, social media messages on Sunday evening from leading Labour politicians caused the dials to quiver yesterday evening. However, for…
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Labour is on course to lose more than two-thirds of its local council seats after the early results of yesterday’s elections pointed to a breakthrough for Reform UK at the expense of traditional political powers. Sir Keir Starmer’s…
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