Stephen Jones has resigned from lobby group UK Finance and apologised after the remarks emerged in court.
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Sales rose 17.7% in May adding to hopes the economy will recover faster than anticipated.
Apple faces two EU anti-competition probes
Firm is investigated for limiting app sales to its own store and imposing other rules on developers.
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