Markets welcome reduced political risk premium on UK assets after Labour win

Domestic stocks and sterling inch higher

Valeria Martinez
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The Labour Party’s landslide general election win has been met with a calm response by the financial markets, with the outcome expected to reduce the political uncertainty risk that has dogged UK assets since Brexit.

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