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Ex-BOE’s Blanchflower: UK PM May might not survive a week post Davis-resignation

Dhwani Mehta FXStreet

Reuters reports comments from the former Bank of England (BOE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Danny Blanchflower, as he casts his doubts over Theresa May’s position as the UK PM, especially after the Brexit Secretary Davis resigned amid reports of a split in the UK government on the plan May announced at Chequers.

Blanchflower said that PM May might not survive a week as premier following the exit of David Davis.

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Dhwani Mehta

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Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.

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