Carney dismisses claim PM attacked BoE’s independence

Bank of England governor agrees with ‘spirit’ of Theresa May’s comments

Mark Carney
Carney says bank's independence is not being questioned under new PM
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The governor of Bank of England has said he agrees with the "spirit" of comments made by British prime minister Theresa May when she said changes to the country's monetary policy were needed.

"I entirely agree with the spirit of what the prime minister has said," Mark Carney told delegates attending the International Monetary Fund/World Bank's annual autumn meeting in Washington, DC. "We, at the Bank of England, have long said monetary policy has been overburdened and that we need a better

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