Shortly after 8:00 a.m. in London, the yield on the benchmark 10-year gilt traded more than 1 basis point higher at 5.114%.

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The yield on 30-year UK government bonds surged back up close to 28-year highs and the pound was down as much as 0.4 per cent against the US dollar amid political turmoil.