Take Five: Preparing for a prime minister, PMIs and policymakers
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LONDON (Reuters) - 1/ROAD TO NO. 10Investors will wake on July 24 to a new British prime minister. Boris Johnson, the face of the Leave campaign in the 2016 Brexit referendum, is -- if betting markets are to be believed -- almost certain to capture the majority of Conservative Party members' votes and become the new leader, beating foreign minister Jeremy Hunt into second place to succeed Theresa May.Sterling has sunk to its lowest in 27 months as the two candidates tried to outdo each other..