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Sterling slides to 31-year low against the dollar as Brexit worrries hammer British markets

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The British Pound, stocks, banks and airline shares all take a pounding as markets worry about the economic consequences of the UK leaving the EU

Added on the 27/06/2016 15:33:36 - Copyright : Reuters EN

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