Investing.com - The pound fell to one-and-a-half week lows against the dollar on Wednesday, pressured lower by the prospect of early U.K. elections with just five weeks to go until the Brexit deadline.
- U.K. Attorney-General Geoffrey Cox said a motion for a general election will be brought to parliament “shortly.”
- Opposition parties have said they won't push for an election or allow the government to call one until the threat of a 'no-deal' Brexit has been avoided for certain.