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%.

Greater Manchester mayor’s gamble on a byelection could catapult him into the Labour leadership — or end his career — as pressure mounts on Keir Starmer

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