Labour holds Darlington, disappointing for Tories

Labour holds Darlington, which is disappointing for Tories if they had any hopes of achieving a majority. The vote was on the high list for Conservatives.

Results: Lab: 50.6% (+7.7), Con: 43.3% (+8.1), UKIP: 2.6% (-10.5), LDem: 2.3% (-2.5), Grn: 1.2% (-2.3)

Jun 9, 2017

FTSE 100 futures drop 0.7% despite losses in the Pound

A weak Pound is not going to help UK stocks today, suggests FTSE 100 futures which currently trade 0.70% or 56 points lower on the day. The British P

Citi's internal model has Tories on 320 seats

Citi's internal model, which combines estimates from seats from Electoral Calculus and Marriott Seats, has Tories on 320 seats.