Markets calm as Sunak secures lead to be next prime minister

Following Boris Johnson dropping out

Elliot Gulliver-Needham
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Markets have continued to react positively to the news that Boris Johnson has dropped out of the Conservative Party leadership race, leaving former Chancellor Rishi Sunak likely to become the next prime minister.

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