FDI stats show Brexit is not all bad for Ireland

IDA: Brexit should see foreign investment boost.

THE recent surge in the polls for the British Labour Party, as the UK general election campaign turns sour for Theresa May and her Conservative colleagues, has pushed down the value of sterling and created more doubt about her ability to achieve a frictionless Brexit.

Consumer confidence has fallen to its lowest level since the Brexit vote and it looks like the UK economy could stall as household debt soars.