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LONDON (Reuters) – The pound sterling held steady near a 30-month low against the US dollar on Friday, as the majority of the conservative governing party shrank to parliament, raising concerns over domestic politics three months before Britain leaves the European Union.
The pro-European British Liberal Democrats won a seat in parliament at the expense of the ruling conservative party, striking Prime Minister Boris Johnson in his first electoral test since taking office.
This loss would reduce Johnson's current majority in parliament to a siege before the expected confrontation over his plan to pull the UK out of the EU on Oct. 31, by agreement or without agreement with the bloc.
The pound sterling is established late in the trading session in Lundan at $ 1.2133, a level close to its lowest level in 30 months at $ 1.2080 on Thursday.
Against the euro, the pound fell 0.2% to 91.53 pence.
(Reuters)
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