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UK banks fear public, politicians set against them on Brexit
For decades, Britain's bankers have relied on their industry's outsized status in the economy to find a receptive ear in government. But in the aftermath of the country's vote to leave the European Union, the sector that generates about a tenth of national economic output is grappling with an uncomfortable new reality where economics doesn't always trump politics. June's vote to quit the EU has triggered a change in leadership and tone in the British government with new Prime Minister Theresa pledging an industrial revival and to build "an economy that works for everyone" - setting nerves jangling in the City of ... (full story)