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Exchange bosses back ‘steady’ Labour amid election battle

Trading leaders praise the party’s plans to get closer to financial services

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves are trying to win over the City in their bid for power
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves are trying to win over the City in their bid for power Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images

Trading bosses have praised Labour’s bid to engage more with City leaders ahead of the upcoming general election.

“Labour has done some great outreach with the big financial services players to ensure there is a steady anchor there,” Chris Rhodes, president of ICE Futures Europe, told a Futures Industry Association conference on 19 June.

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