'A Labour government is unambiguously bad for markets': Experts warn of Corbyn-danger heading into 2018

Corbyn 3/1 to become next PM

Tom Eckett
clock • 3 min read

Industry experts have warned a Labour victory with Jeremy Corbyn becoming Prime Minister in the next election is not "beyond the realms of possibility" and would be "unambiguously" negative for markets, pointing to the party leader's anti-financial market policies such as re-nationalisation and a corporation tax increase.

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