Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 14
Wes Streeting Leads UK Chancellor Survey With 34% as Ed Miliband Trails at 5%
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 14

Wes Streeting Leads UK Chancellor Survey With 34% as Ed Miliband Trails at 5%

2 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 14

Summary

  • 34% of 187 market participants picked Wes Streeting as the most appealing choice for UK chancellor in Bloomberg’s latest Markets Live Pulse survey, giving the former health secretary a clear lead.
  • 5% backed Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, leaving the former Labour leader as the least market-friendly option among the leading contenders considered by respondents.
  • John Healey, who recently resigned as defence secretary, ranked behind Streeting as Andy Burnham still has not announced whom he would appoint chancellor.
  • The survey, conducted from July 2 to July 13, offers an early read on which potential Treasury chief investors see as most supportive of UK markets under a presumptive Burnham government.

Insights

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