Late Thursday, The Telegraph came out with the news suggesting that the UK PM is on the way to announce next week a tax hike to pay for an overhaul in social care.
Johnson will reveal a rise in national insurance that will see around 25 million people pay extra tax, the report said.
FX implications
Although the news should have ideally weighed on the GBP/USD prices, the cable edges higher around 1.3835-40, the highest level in 13 days by the press time.
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