SIR MEL STRIDE: Britain cannot afford more Labour chaos

Our Government bonds have traditionally been seen as one of the safest investments in the world. Pension funds rely on them. Retirees depend on them. It’s a relationship built on trust.

Under Labour, that trust is being eroded. Britain’s borrowing costs are climbing sharply, and the consequences are being felt beyond Downing Street. Rising gilt yields affect UK finances, mortgages, and the pensions and savings of millions of ordinary people.

Markets are increasingly nervous about the direction of this Labour Government. Investors can see a PM weakened by internal divisions, pulled to the Left by his backbenchers, as speculation grows about who

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