1.0Insightshttps://blog.moneyfarm.com/enRichard Flaxhttps://blog.moneyfarm.com/en/author/richard-flaxmoneyfarm-com/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="jxt8hgtwai"><a href="https://blog.moneyfarm.com/en/investments/political-pressure-builds-and-bond-markets-are-watching/">Political pressure builds – and bond markets are watching</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://blog.moneyfarm.com/en/investments/political-pressure-builds-and-bond-markets-are-watching/embed/#?secret=jxt8hgtwai" width="600" height="338" title="“Political pressure builds – and bond markets are watching” — Insights" data-secret="jxt8hgtwai" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://blog.moneyfarm.com/en/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://d12m3lr7wmfr8x.cloudfront.net/blog-en-production/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/21103707/Blog-banner-1-UK.jpeg1066800The latest UK political scandal has brought renewed attention to the link between politics and bond markets. Recent reports suggest that Peter Mandelson, the former British ambassador to the United States, failed the security vetting process ahead of his appointment, only for the decision to be overruled. The subsequent departure of the Foreign Office’s Permanent […]