Pound falls sharply against dollar after Bank confirms bond-buying end date

Sterling falls more than a cent to below $1.10 after Andrew Bailey tells pension firms they have got to get this done'

The pound has fallen sharply against the dollar after Andrew Bailey warned the Bank of England would not extend its emergency intervention in financial markets beyond this week, after the turmoil sparked by the government's mini-budget.

Sterling skidded by more than a cent against the dollar to below $1.10 after the Bank's governor insisted the 65bn scheme to purchase UK government bonds would not be continued beyond the deadline on Friday.