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Investors could worry that the Fed won’t be able to take sometimes unpopular steps to control inflation if its independence was severely weakened.

There are two key facts at the heart of all of this: the government is unpopular and so is the Prime Minister.

The longer-term cause is that this government is very unpopular.

Despite winning a landslide majority in the July 2024 general election, Sir Keir has had a rocky time in Downing Street and opinion polls suggest he is unpopular.

Both are currently in the notorious Evin Prison, where political opponents of Iran's deeply unpopular regime are typically detained.