London — Sterling plunged to a 27-month low against the dollar on Tuesday and hit a new six-month low versus the euro, extending losses as the two candidates to be Britain’s next prime minister vied to outgun each other on taking a harder Brexit stance.
Their positions appear to be leading markets to price a sharply higher risk of Britain leaving the European Union on October 31 without any transition trading agreements in place...
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