Summary:
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Dominic Raab, a UK Brexit secretary, announces his resignation
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He “cannot in good conscience support the terms proposed for our deal”
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GBP plummets immediately and trades close to this week’s lows
UK Brexit secretary decided to step down writing on Twitter that he “cannot in good conscience support the terms proposed for our deal”. His decision dropped like a bolt out of the blue implying that PM Theresa May has lost her supporter in Brexit negotiations. The GBPUSD moved down immediately erasing all gains it made earlier this week.
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