Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has warned global banks he would be a "threat" to their business if he became Prime Minister, after a Morgan Stanley analyst note said he would represent "a bigger risk than Brexit" to the British economy.
Corbyn published a video on social media on Thursday evening following the note calling the financial sector "speculators and gamblers who crashed our economy", reported the Financial Times. In particular, he criticised Morgan Stanley chief executive James Gorman for awarding himself a multi-million pound salary as the average British worker is "finding it harder to get by". There have been increasing fears that Corbyn will come into power if another snap General Election is called on the back of weakening support for current Prime Minister Theresa May and the Conservative party. T...
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