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The pound and London stocks rose today after the Labour Party surged to a comprehensive win in the UK election

Sterling & UK stocks up slightly on Labour election win

The pound and British stocks and government bonds rose this morning after the Labour Party surged to a comprehensive win in a parliamentary election.

Business • 05 Jul 24

Sterling was once the world's reserve currency

How the UK election could make or break sterling's run

Britain's pound has bounced ahead of an expected landslide election win for the opposition Labour Party but the currency's future depends on the next government convincing skittish investors that its plans to fix a stagnant economy are credible.

Business • 26 Jun 24

NatWest, which owns Ulster Bank, succumbed to a £46-billion bailout in 2008

UK set to scrap NatWest share sale amid surprise election

Britain is poised to scrap a milestone sale of shares in NatWest Group to the general public, three sources familiar with the matter said just hours after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called the UK's first July general election since 1945.

Business • 23 May 24

The pound was last up 0.5% against the dollar at $1.2972 after touching $1.2985 earlier, its highest since October 22

Sterling holds below $1.30 as Tories lead in polls

Sterling inched higher towards $1.30 today as the Conservatives lead in polls for Britain's general election.

Business • 18 Nov 19

Currency traders assess the risks associated with the UK election, which will be held on December 12.

Sterling drifts as big option bets keep volatility low

Sterling inched higher today after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson won parliamentary approval to hold a general election in December.

Business • 30 Oct 19

Conservatives won an overall majority in last year's general election in the UK

Sampling methods blamed for UK pollster errors

A report into why pollsters in the UK got the result of last May's general election so wrong has found that the fault lay largely in the samples used by polling companies.

Election 2016 • 19 Jan 16

David Cameron and the Conservatives defied all the predictions and won an overall majority

Taoiseach congratulates Cameron on re-election

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has congratulated British Prime Minister David Cameron on his re-election.

News • 08 May 15

Shares rise on London's FTSE index on election results

Moody's sees UK rating risk if votes to leave EU

Moody's said the election victory for David Cameron might have implications for the UK's sovereign debt rating if it led to the country leaving the European Union.

Business • 08 May 15

A woman walks into a polling station in Saltburn

Polls close in UK general election

The polls have closed in the UK general election, with a hung parliament widely predicted, with none of the major parties winning an overall majority.

News • 07 May 15

Investec Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 55.8 in April from 56.8 in March

Manufacturing growth slows slightly in April

Activity in the manufacturing sector expanded for the 23rd month in a row in April, but at a slightly slower rate than in the previous two months.

Business • 01 May 15

David Cameron faced questions about about his party's plans to cut welfare

Polls say Cameron topped TV election special

British Prime Minister David Cameron came out on top in a poll following the last televised set piece of the UK's general election campaign.

News • 01 May 15

Tesco chairman said perception of a risk of the UK leaving the EU could have an impact on businesses' willingness to invest

Tesco says prospect of EU referendum damaging UK

Tesco said big businesses could be driven from Britain by the uncertainty surrounding a referendum on European Union membership.

Business • 20 Apr 15

Ed Miliband saw his net score improve by 8.1 points

Miliband closes gap on Cameron after debate

Ed Miliband has closed the popularity gap on David Cameron on the back of TV debates and interviews, with more voters believing he is doing a good job than a bad one for the first time, an opinion poll found.

News • 03 Apr 15

Arcadia retail group CEO Philip Green was one of the 100 plus UK business leaders backing David Cameron

Over 100 UK business bosses back Cameron

Over 100 British company bosses publicly backed Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative-led government today.

Business • 01 Apr 15

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