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Sterling stunned by UK election shock

by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/9/2017 10:41:55 AM
Britain in political chaos after election shock, uncertainty over Brexit talks
Reuters UKBritish voters dealt Prime Minister Theresa May a devastating blow in a snap election she had called to strengthen her hand in Brexit talks, wiping out her parliamentary majority and throwing the country into political turmoil.

by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/9/2017 10:38:12 AM
JUST IN: Ratings on the United Kingdom not immediately affected by election outcome - S&P

by Reuters_TonyTharakan via Reuters 6/9/2017 10:36:46 AM
Irish PM says UK election indicates that there is no strong mandate to proceed with a hard Brexit.

by oli.rahman via Reuters 6/9/2017 10:34:43 AM
JUST IN: EU's Juncker says would not be wise for Britain to seek extension of Brexit talks period

by Reuters_TonyTharakan via Reuters 6/9/2017 10:18:13 AM
May to appoint senior ministers later on Friday - Sky
Reuters UKBritish Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to appoint government ministers to senior positions later on Friday, broadcaster Sky News reported, citing unspecified sources.

by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/9/2017 10:09:15 AM
Brexit forever? How May's failed election gamble changes Brexit
Reuters UKBritish Prime Minister Theresa May's failed gamble on a snap election throws Brexit - and the formal Brexit talks - into unchartered waters.

by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/9/2017 10:03:19 AM
marc jones
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Hung-over sterling steadies https://t.co/Y24WS37Qzt
11:01 AM - 09 Jun 2017
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by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/9/2017 10:02:28 AM
Dollar cleans up as UK election shock stuns sterling
Reuters UKA shock British election result that left no single party with a clear claim to power hit sterling on Friday and left the dollar on course for its best week in over a month, while world shares headed towards their first weekly fall since April.

by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/9/2017 9:57:17 AM
Leader of anti-EU UKIP Party quits after election failure
Reuters UKThe leader of the anti-EU United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) Paul Nuttall said on Friday he would resign after the party failed to win any lawmakers in the British parliament and saw its vote share fall dramatically.

by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/9/2017 9:56:39 AM
British vote upset leaves European shares in choppy waters
Reuters UKEuropean stocks were choppy on Friday after Britain's election delivered no clear winner on the eve of Brexit talks, though a slump in the sterling gave an edge to shares in UK exporters.

by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/9/2017 9:42:12 AM
by oli.rahman via Reuters 6/9/2017 9:36:50 AM
May to seek Queen's permission to form a government - spokesman

British Prime Minister Theresa May will ask Queen Elizabeth for permission to form a government at 1130 GMT on Friday, a spokesman from her office said, after she failed to win an outright majority at a national election.

by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/9/2017 9:28:50 AM
JUST IN: Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party to give UK PM May's Conservatives their backing in parliament - Sky News reporter

by Reuters_TonyTharakan via Reuters 6/9/2017 9:24:48 AM
A protestor wearing a Theresa May mask poses outside Downing Street

by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/9/2017 9:21:22 AM
George Osborne
@George_Osborne
And here's our early first edition @EveningStandard - more editions to follow ... https://t.co/qtvI3CJTZR
10:18 AM - 09 Jun 2017
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by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/9/2017 9:19:45 AM
EU's Tusk warns Britain Brexit time tight, risk of no deal
Reuters UKEuropean Council President Donald Tusk, who will oversee EU negotiations on Britain's withdrawal, warned on Friday that London faces a firm deadline to complete talks and that delays in starting them raise the risk of failing to reach a deal.

by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/9/2017 9:18:12 AM
BBC political editor says UK PM May will go to Buckingham Palace at 12:30 London time to ask for permission to form a government.

by oli.rahman via Reuters 6/9/2017 9:17:08 AM
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British voters are their currency’s worst enemy @swahapattanaik https://t.co/XbQpGF7SLh
10:07 AM - 09 Jun 2017
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by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/9/2017 9:10:26 AM
LIVE: UK PM Theresa May gives a statement at Downing Street following the election.

by oli.rahman via Reuters edited by Reuters_TonyTharakan 6/9/2017 8:59:09 AM
UK election a vote of no confidence in May - Labour's McDonnell

by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/9/2017 8:40:09 AM
Young Corbyn supporters hail "inspiring" Labour leader

by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/9/2017 8:38:59 AM
UK poll will change "character" of Brexit talks, EU commissioner says

by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/9/2017 8:36:46 AM
Brexit talks should start when Britain ready - EU negotiator

The European Union's stance on Brexit and the timetable for the talks are clear, the bloc's chief negotiator said on Friday, adding the divorce negotiations should only start when Britain is ready.

"Brexit negotiations should start when UK is ready; timetable and EU positions are clear. Let's put our minds together on striking a deal," Michel Barnier said after Prime Minister Theresa May lost her majority in a snap British election, bringing more uncertainty to the divorce negotiations.

by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/9/2017 8:33:04 AM
Northern Ireland's DUP considering supporting UK PM May's Conservatives through a "confidence and supply" arrangement - Sky, citing sources

by oli.rahman via Reuters 6/9/2017 8:29:12 AM
Defensives drive European shares after UK election upset
Reuters UKEuropean shares rose in early deals on Friday as investors sought safety in defensive stocks after a shock UK election looked set to throw Britain into fresh political turmoil.

by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/9/2017 8:25:54 AM
Little upside in prospect for British banks from election result
Reuters UKBritish bank shares fell on Friday as investors priced in the likely negative impact on the sector of Prime Minister Theresa May's failure to win a majority in a snap election.

by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/9/2017 8:25:21 AM
ReutersBreakingviews
@Breakingviews
Weak government may be just what Britain needs #GE2017 @johnsfoley https://t.co/Pc8aVwbYuH
8:11 AM - 09 Jun 2017
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by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/9/2017 8:20:33 AM
Colourful Conservative Davidson blunts drive for Scottish independence
Reuters UKScottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has delivered the party's biggest success in Scotland in a generation, leading a dogged charge against independence from the United Kingdom that has left the nationalist movement reeling.

by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/9/2017 8:16:44 AM
UK election upset pummels pound, other currencies stay calm
Reuters UKThe pound fell sharply on Friday after British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party lost its parliamentary majority in a general election, throwing the country's politics into turmoil and potentially disrupting Brexit negotiations.

by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/9/2017 8:15:47 AM
FTSE soars on sterling weakness, shock vote result hits housebuilders
Reuters UKA stunning election upset for Prime Minister Theresa May sent Britain's major share index shooting up on Friday, feeding off a weaker currency, while housebuilders and mid-caps suffered losses as uncertainty swirled around the UK's leadership ahead of crucial Brexit negotiations.

by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/9/2017 7:53:21 AM
JUST IN: UK opposition Labour leader Corbyn says ready to serve this country

by Reuters_TonyTharakan via Reuters 6/9/2017 7:44:46 AM
Factbox - Key results in the UK election as May loses majority
Reuters UKPrime Minister Theresa May faced calls to quit on Friday after her election gamble to win a stronger mandate backfired and she lost her parliamentary majority, throwing British politics into turmoil and potentially disrupting Brexit negotiations.

by Nigel Stevenson (Reuters) via Reuters 6/9/2017 7:42:54 AM
Factbox - If May resigns, who could replace her?
Reuters UKBritish Prime Minister Theresa May failed to win a majority in a national election on Friday, calling her future as leader of the Conservative Party into question.

by Nigel Stevenson (Reuters) via Reuters 6/9/2017 7:38:16 AM
Conservatives in talks with Northern Ireland's DUP after inconclusive election - Sky
Reuters UKBritish Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives are in talks with Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party after failing to win a majority in Thursday's national election, Sky News reported on Friday, citing sources.

by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/9/2017 7:30:30 AM
Rob Cox
@rob1cox
“If I lose just six seats, I will lose this election, and Jeremy Corbyn will be sitting down to negotiate" for Britain - Theresa May
8:22 AM - 09 Jun 2017
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by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/9/2017 7:26:24 AM
Labour Party says will seek to form minority government
Reuters UKBritain's opposition Labour Party will put itself forward to lead a minority government after Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives failed to win a majority in a national election, the party's finance spokesman John McDonnell said on Friday.

by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/9/2017 7:21:06 AM
Jeremy Corbyn arrives at the Labour Party's headquarters in London

by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/9/2017 7:19:58 AM
UK PM May's Conservatives are in talks with Northern Ireland's DUP after inconclusive election result - Sky News

by oli.rahman via Reuters 6/9/2017 7:19:43 AM
Labour Party says it will seek to form a minority government.

by oli.rahman via Reuters 6/9/2017 7:19:02 AM
Britain's shock election result deepens Brexit confusion.

by oli.rahman via Reuters 6/9/2017 7:17:27 AM
UK Labour Party finance spokesman John McDonnell says Labour would not do a coalition deal.

by oli.rahman via Reuters 6/9/2017 7:08:09 AM
Rob Cox
@rob1cox
Theresa May gambled, flubbed and lost. Welcome to more political chaos. https://t.co/XnnqoHw37O
7:39 AM - 09 Jun 2017
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by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/9/2017 7:04:57 AM
Larry the Downing Street cat sits outside Number 10

by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/9/2017 7:00:03 AM
BBC political editor says May has no intention of resigning
Reuters UKBritish Prime Minister Theresa May does not plan to resign after losing her parliamentary majority in a snap election she had called in pursuit of a stronger mandate for Brexit talks, the BBC's political editor said on Friday.

by Nigel Stevenson (Reuters) via Reuters 6/9/2017 6:57:56 AM

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