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Fund managers: election will give PM a stronger Brexit hand

City fund managers say a Conservative win will lessen May's reliance on Brexit hardliners

Fund managers: election will give PM a stronger Brexit hand
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UK Prime Minister Theresa May has called an early general election on June 8 - a move some in the City hope will strengthen her government's hand in the Bexit negotiations that lie ahead.

May revealed her plans during an unscheduled statement outside Number 10 Downing Street this morning.

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