Conservatives' lead in UK election narrows: YouGov poll
Currency traders sell the pound, as May has hoped for a sizeable majority
London
FEARFUL that that the Conservatives will struggle to obtain a workable majority in the coming UK election, currency traders dumped the pound.
Traders based their decision on a single YouGov opinion poll in The Times last week. It estimated that Premier Theresa May's lead had shrunk to only five points, with less than a fortnight before the June 8 election.
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