UK Gilts, Sterling Under Pressure Amid Fears of Left-Leaning PM

Investors React to Potential Challenge to Keir Starmer's Premiership

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UK gilts and sterling face pressure as investors fear a potential left-leaning prime minister, Andy Burnham, may challenge Keir Starmer's leadership, threatening fiscal discipline and adopting a confrontational stance towards bond markets.

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