UK tries to soothe nerves ahead of meeting with EU leaders
Despite George Osborne's reassurances of strength of the UK economy, sterling and stock markets continue to slide
London
THE fractured Conservative government has begun to soothe local and international nerves ahead of a crucial European Union (EU) meeting on Tuesday.
European officials and German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other leaders made it clear that a period of calm was necessary ahead of the official "Article 50" negotiations.
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