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Business Matters: Markets Welcome Conservative Election Triumph, But Will It Lead The UK Out Of The EU?

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Markets Welcome Conservative Election Triumph, But Will It Lead The UK Out Of The EU?

09/05/2015

BBC World Service - Business Matters, Markets Welcome Conservative Election Triumph, But Will It Lead The UK Out Of The EU?

The Conservatives win a majority in the UK election -but what does it mean for UK plc?

Markets Welcome Conservative Election Triumph, But Will It Lead The UK Out Of The EU? And what does it mean for the world of finance?

As the Conservatives snatch a slim majority in Britain's election we ask if the financial markets should be rejoicing? The BBC's Dominic Laurie heads to the City to find out.

We also hear from business leaders Roland Rudd and Matthew Elliott on whether the prospect of a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU is beneficial or damaging to their bottom line. Plus, will a majority Conservative government continue their programme of economic austerity? The BBC's Economics Editor Robert Peston provides his analysis. 

And we tackle one of the big questions of the election, how the polls, which predicted a hung Parliament and no overall majority - got it so very wrong, and what this means for the polling business.

Plus, a roundup of the week's business news with Megan Murphy, the FT's Washington Bureau Chief, and Charles Forelle of the Wall Street Journal in London. 

Throughout the programme we're joined by Professor Adrian Hearn, Australian Research Council fellow in Pacific studies at the University of Melbourne.

Picture: Prime Minister David Cameron leaves Buckingham Palace with his wife Samantha Cameron following an audience with Queen Elizabeth II to confirm his second term as Prime Minister. 
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