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UK under Corbyn would be ‘like Cuba without sun’, says Goldman partner

Senior executive at the Wall Street investment bank makes a rare political swipe at the weakness of UK government

Jeremy Corbyn addresses delegates on the final day of the Labour Party conference on September 26, 2017
Jeremy Corbyn addresses delegates on the final day of the Labour Party conference on September 26, 2017 Photo: Getty Images

A Goldman Sachs partner made a rare political swipe on Wednesday, calling the weakness of the UK government "scary" and warning it could trigger an election win for left-wing opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn that would be a "disaster".

"If we have Corbyn, we have Cuba without the sun," said Bobby Vedral, a London-based partner at the US investment bank, in a speech at the Super Investor private equity conference in Amsterdam.

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