About this episode
Pressure mounts on UK prime minister Boris Johnson to resign, but the pound holds steady. Plus the Chinese government is pushing for more students to study Marxism. Subscribe to the FT News Briefing on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Mentioned in this podcast: Cabinet ministers call on Boris Johnson to quit as UK prime minister Pound traders look past UK political turmoil Supreme Court ruling casts doubt on powers of US regulators China’s Marxism majors prosper amid labour market woes The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.