05-07-2016 18:16 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Brexit worries hit pound and property as Conservatives vote for PM

By Kylie MacLellan, William James and Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) - Worries about the economic impact of leaving the European Union hit Britain's property market and hammered the pound on Tuesday as Conservative members of parliament began voting for a new prime minister. Interior minister Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom, a junior energy minister, emerged as early front-runners to replace David Cameron, who has said he will step down after Britons voted on June 23 to break away from the EU.
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