David Cameron and Boris Johnson clash as Brexit fears push Sterling to 7-year low

브렉시트 우려에 파운드화 7년來 최저…세계경제에 폭풍 우려
Fears of a British exit from the European Union have pushed the pound to a seven－year low.
With exactly four months to go until the British public votes on whether to stay in or leave the EU... Prime minister David Cameron clashed with the London mayor... in what′s likely a sign of the heated debates to come.
Kwon Jang－ho tells us more.
British Prime Minister David Cameron and London Mayor Boris Johnson went head to head in the House of Commons on Monday.
″May I ask my right honorable friend the prime minister to explain to the house and to the country exactly what way this deal returns sovereignty over any field of lawmaking to these house of parliament？″
″Because it carves us forever out of an ′ever closer union，′ it means that the ratchet of the European court taking power away from this country cannot happen in the future.″
The London mayor sparked the confrontation by backing a British exit from the European Union on Sunday， less than a day after Cameron had encouraged Britain to remain，... while also announcing the date for a referendum on the issue on June 23rd.
About half of the ruling Conservative party， of which the mayor is a member， is reportedly ready to back a Brexit， in line with British public opinion.
With the prospect of that currently too close to call， four months of intense debate and campaigning is expected.
Fears of a Brexit have also hit the British currency.
The pound dropped to a seven－year low against the U.S. dollar on Monday，... marking a 3－percent drop just since the beginning of the year... and making the pound the worst－performing major currency of 2016 so far.
The ramifications of the vote are expected to be felt outside of Britain as well.
″With an absent UK contribution to the EU budget， countries like Germany， France and Italy will be contributing upwards of a billion euros or so each every year， there will be an economic impact on other euro zone countries not just the UK.″
Ratings agency Moody′s also warned that Britain′s strong credit score would be at risk if the public votes to leave the EU，... saying that the potential “economic cost″ of leaving would outweigh the benefits.
Kwon Jang－ho， Arirang News.

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