Chart of the Week

Friday, July 8, 2022

After growing pressures and record resignations (see chart), Boris Johnson, UK’s Prime Minister resigned yesterday, July 7.

• Today’s chart shows the resignations in the UK’s government leading up to the Prime Minister’s resignation.

• Political change often creates uncertainty around the economy: affecting GDP growth, the cost of borrowing money and volatility in the stock market and foreign exchange.

Source: Statista, The Conversation