LONDON — The pound slumped almost one percent versus the dollar and euro Wednesday on reports that Britain will seek to extend the suspension of parliament, making a no-deal Brexit more likely.
Britain’s currency slid 0.94 percent to $1.2179, while the euro bought 91.09 pence.
The British government will seek to extend the suspension of parliament until October 14 — two weeks before the UK is set to leave the EU, reports said Wednesday.
Parliament is by convention suspended for the annual conferences of the three main parties, with the final one, the governing Conservatives’ congress, due to end on October 2.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants parliament to return on October 14, the BBC and Sky News television reported.
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