Deep Dive: Investors urged to back Britain ten years on from Brexit's 'political earthquake'

UK funds shed $160bn since June 2016

Maria Nicholls
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Ten years on from the Brexit referendum result, UK markets are cheaper and less loved, but investors have argued the gap between sentiment and fundamentals should not be ignored.

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