The Spectator

Portrait of the week | 13 October 2016

Donald Trump loses support over lewd and sexist comments; Samsung scraps smartphone that keeps bursting into flames

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The pound fell against the dollar and the euro, weakening by 19 per cent against the dollar from its level at the time of the EU referendum to lows last seen in 1985. The FTSE 100 index almost beat its highest-ever closing level. There was much unrooted talk about what votes Parliament should have on the Brexit process and when.

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