Sterling boom ahead of Brexit gloom

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Issuers are flocking to the sterling bond market ahead of the crunch vote in the UK Parliament on prime minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal, which is scheduled for January 14. Issuers are taking full advantage of a parliamentary recess and a break in the political mayhem that saw the vote, originally due to take place last month, postponed due to May's fears it would be voted down. Burhan Khadbai and Tyler Davies report.