UK consumer confidence at highest level since 2009

Households' optimism over finances and job security rise in February, survey shows

Consumer confidence in Britain has risen to the highest level in more than a decade after Boris Johnson's decisive election victory, according to a survey.

In the latest signal of a bounce for the economy since the start of the year, a poll by IHS Markit showed households' optimism over their finances and the economy increased in February to the highest point since the survey records began 11 years ago.