Boris Johnson's Britain: The outlook for UK assets

How will the industry fare under his premiership?

Investment Week
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Sterling suffered in the weeks leading up to Boris Johnson's Tory party leadership win, which made him UK Prime Minister, with investors wary of his apparent willingness to allow a no-deal Brexit and for the UK to become the first country in the world to trade solely on World Trade Organisation rules.

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