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Pound climbs against euro and dollar as MPs head back to parliament


STERLING’S value against both the dollar and euro remains at a high as MPs go back to parliament following last week’s general election win for Boris Johnson.

This means that, currently, £1 would get you €1.19 or $1.33.

 The pound has been steadily climbing against the euro in recent months

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The pound has been steadily climbing against the euro in recent monthsCredit: BBC via WebFG

The pound hasn’t been at this 1.1994 level against the euro in more than three years.

It last hit these heights before the UK’s referendum to leave Europe on June 23, 2016.

Meanwhile the dollar remains at more than an 18-month high against sterling, standing at 1.3334 – levels not seen since April 2018.

It comes after the Tories swept to victory in last week’s general election, with Mr Johnson retaining his role as Prime Minister and preventing the likes of Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn and former Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson from snatching power.

 Sterling is also up against the US dollar this year

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Sterling is also up against the US dollar this yearCredit: BBC via WebFG

A mini cabinet re-shuffle is now expected to take place today to replace culture secretary, Nicky Morgan, and Welsh secretary, Alun Cairns – both of which had resigned.

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MPs will then be sworn in at the House of Commons tomorrow, before the Queen’s Speech is due on Thursday outlining the new government’s legislative programme for the coming year.

 But the pound is still down against the euro over the past five years

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But the pound is still down against the euro over the past five yearsCredit: BBC via WebFG

On Friday, the withdrawal bill will be brought back into parliament for debate, if the new speaker Lindsay Hoyle allows it, with the UK still planning to leave the EU by January 31.

Of course, the pound still hasn’t recovered to its pre-referendum heights against either the dollar or the euro.

It had been as high as 1.58 against the dollar back in 2015 and at 1.44 against the euro around the same time.

 The pound is also down against the dollar over the long-term

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The pound is also down against the dollar over the long-termCredit: BBC via WebFG

The value of the pound jumped immediately after Boris won, posting its biggest rally in three years.

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