UK PM Johnson: “We will leave EU on Jan 31, no ifs, no buts”

Dhwani Mehta FXStreet

After securing a landslide majority against Labour Party, the UK PM Johnson told reporters that "we did it, we pulled it off".

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With this mandate, we will, at last, be able to get Brexit done.

This election puts an end to the threat of the second referendum.

We will leave the EU on Jan. 31, no ifs, no buts.

The GBP/USD pair extends its corrective slide from 19-month highs of 1.3515, as a Conservatives victory was heavily priced-in by the markets and could be seen as a "Sell the fact" trading, with the European traders hitting their desks.

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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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