With Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt fighting it out to be the next Conservative Party leader - and UK prime minister - and Jeremy Corbyn waiting in the wings, Tom Selby assesses what it all means for people's finances
In less than a month either Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt will be chosen by 160,000 Conservative Party members as prime minister of the UK. Both candidates have made pledges as part of their respective leadership campaigns which voters will expect them to fulfil. They will also be tied to the Conservative manifesto Theresa May was elected on in 2017. And then, of course, there is Labour, which is busy setting out its policy platform ahead of a general election it hopes will happen sooner rather than later. So what could this all mean for people's personal finances? The favourite: Bo...
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