Asset Management

UK’s richest seek to Corbyn-proof their assets

Fearing high taxes, asset managers say ultra-rich clients will move money and businesses, and suppress income

Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the UK opposition Labour party
Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the UK opposition Labour party Photo: Getty Images

London’s ultra-wealthy are preparing to move an estimated £1tn out of the UK in response to concerns that a Jeremy Corbyn-led Labour government is becoming an increasingly likely prospect.

Fears are being stoked as the odds of a left-wing government coming to power rapidly shorten with the ruling Conservative party’s handling of the UK’s exit from the European Union threatening to derail Theresa May and her government.

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