Labour's home affairs spokeswoman: Johnson's call for an election is 'bogus'

The UK Labour party's home affairs spokeswoman was out with some comments in the last hour, via Reuters, saying that the Prime Minister Boris Johnson's call for an election is 'bogus'. We need to know first what kind of Brexit extension we get, the spokeswoman added further.
 
Meanwhile, the GBP/USD pair continued with its subdued/range-bound price action around mid-1.2800s, comfortably above weekly lows set in the previous session.