Blow for Boris as Bank of England slashes UK growth forecast

The Bank of England now expects GDP to grow by 3.75% this year, not 5%, putting at risk the Prime Minister’s claim that the UK is the fastest growing G7 economy

Bank of England doubles interest rate to 0.5 per cent in blow to homeowners with variable mortgage loans

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