A shock result in Bogotá. The populist candidate, backed by Donald Trump, has swept to power in Colombia. Our embassy is tracking the fallout closely.
British mining firms have major operations there. The new president is hostile to foreign ownership. A source at the Foreign Office tells me they are 'watching with concern'.
No formal statement yet. But expect frantic calls between London and the boardrooms of FTSE 100 miners. This could get ugly.
