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Keir Starmer's 2024 landslide became a sinkhole in under two years. Bloomberg Originals explains how British politics collided with economic reality, fueling a revolving door of prime ministers.

UK government bonds fell as a growing number of Labour Party lawmakers called on their leader, Prime Minister Keir Starmer, to step down following large losses in local elections last week. Bloomberg's Ven Ram breaks down the situation.

Jane Foley, head of FX strategy at Rabobank, discusses the outlook for gilt markets as UK Prime Minister attempts to persuade the Labour Party that he is the right person to lead it following last week's heavy losses in local election results.

Sam Lynton-Brown, head of global macro strategy at BNP Paribas Markets 360, discusses the economic situation in the United Kingdom. Speaking on Bloomberg Television, he says BNP is not expecting UK long-term borrowing costs to go higher following the yield on 30-year gilts' jump to 5.78% earlier in the week. "We think that's actually one of the DM bond markets that should be a little bit more insulated given how cheap valuations already are," Lynton-Brown says.

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said inflation is expected to rise to "a little over 3.5% by the end of the year" as a direct consequence of the conflict in the Middle East. He was speaking during a press conference following the central bank's decision to keep interest rates on hold with several policymakers saying they might consider future hikes.

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey says it was appropriate to keep interest rate on hold at 3.75% on Thursday due to the situation in the Middle East. There has been a "huge increase in uncertainty," Bailey said in a pooled interview clip. "None of us know how this is going to play out."