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A Brexit believer may be a good fit for the City as Boris’ messy tenure ends

The question now is what difference a change of prime minister might make for financial services

Boris Johnson makes his resignation statement in front of 10 Downing Street
Boris Johnson makes his resignation statement in front of 10 Downing Street Photo: AFP/Getty Images

There will be few tears shed in the City over Boris Johnson’s departure.

Back in 2019 some senior figures had, despite deep misgivings, concluded that he was a good choice to replace Theresa May as prime minister. But his performance in office has been a huge disappointment, most importantly of course in terms of his impact on the country, but also for what he has delivered for the City.

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