“Pound and stocks rise as Davis resigns as Brexit secretary”

Jul 10, 2018 | Brexit

From whichever side of The Great Divide you come, there are many positives to this week’s resignation flurry. The prospect of a Rees-Mogg/Bozo/Davies uprising perhaps? Or that a non-Brexit Brexit is a prospect, meaning more of us might stay in business for longer? For me, with hols approaching, it’s the boost to the £ and the extra Euros it will buy me, worth at least an extra gin and tonic a day on a Greek quayside. Great timing, Boris, perhaps you’re not so bad, after all. No; that’s going too far…

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