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Pound rises on signs pro-Brexit lawmakers softening demands of May

Sterling gained on Monday on signs some pro-Brexit lawmakers were increasingly willing to compromise with Prime Minister Theresa May to increase the chances the British leader will get her Brexit deal through parliament next week.

Media reports over the weekend also suggested London was softening its demands of the European Union in renegotiating parts of the Brexit withdrawal deal that is deeply unpopular within large parts of May’s own Conservative party.

The Sunday Times said a group of Brexit-supporting lawmakers who previously rejected May’s deal had set out changes they want to see to her agreement in return for her support.

The British parliament is set to vote on May’s deal next week. If it fails to pass, lawmakers will get to vote on whether to delay Brexit currently set for March 29.

Hopes for a delay to Brexit and bets that no-deal Brexit is a far less likely outcome sent sterling surging last week.

The British currency is up 3.7 per cent against the dollar so far in 2019 and 4.7 per cent versus the euro.

“The nonetheless rising odds of PM May’s deal succeeding (albeit we still think it is a below 50 per cent probability event) are now helping GBP,” ING analysts said in a note.

Sterling rose 0.4 per cent against the euro to 85.705 pence.

While Brexit negotiations dominate the headlines, concerns about a slowdown in the British economy continue to build.

Britain’s construction industry reported the first fall in activity in almost a year last month, with the IHS Markit and CIPS Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) falling to 49.5 in February from January’s reading of 50.6.

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