Politics

‘The next 100 days are going to be very exciting’: City readies for election changing of the guard

Executives from BlackRock, Barclays and Citadel are among those looking beyond the outcome of next week’s UK general election

Sir Keir Starmer, left, and Rishi Sunak, right, are both battling it out for votes, but is the financial services sector convinced?
Sir Keir Starmer, left, and Rishi Sunak, right, are both battling it out for votes, but is the financial services sector convinced? Photo: Jeff Overs/Getty Images

Some of the City’s most prominent leaders are eyeing a potential reset of the relationship between government and financial services that has soured in recent years, just days before the UK general election takes place.

As voters prepare to head to the polls on 4 July, financial services executives continue to pressure politicians to keep up the momentum on working together to keep London’s markets competitive in the face of mounting global challenges.

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