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UK borrowing costs hit highest since 1998 amid Starmer uncertainty

globalMay 12, 2026
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UK borrowing costs hit highest since 1998 amid Starmer uncertainty
Bond yields soar and pound falls against dollar as investors brace for potential Labour leadership change
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Long-term UK borrowing costs have soared to the highest level in nearly three decades while the pound and stocks fell as investors braced for a potential change of leadership, with cabinet ministers urging Keir Starmer to quit.

Starmer was consulting colleagues before a cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning after ministerial aides quit and more than 70 MPs publicly called for him to go.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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