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UK pound, bookies react to poll projecting Conservative election win
The chances of a Conservative Party majority after next month’s UK election hit their highest of the campaign on Thursday and lifted sterling in tandem after a closely watched polling model indicated the party could win its biggest majority since 1987. Such a majority, estimated at 68 seats under the model developed by pollsters YouGov, would give Prime Minister Boris Johnson a mandate to take Britain out of the European Union on Jan. 31 with a divorce deal already negotiated with Brussels. As the following graphic shows, odds on a Conservative majority on Betfair Exchange hit 70% on Thursday, their highest this ... (full story)
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