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Evening Standard
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Jonathan Prynn

Bank of England cuts interest rates by a quarter point to 4.25%

UK interest rates have been cut to 4.25% (Jordan Pettitt/PA) - (PA Archive)

Millions of home owners and businesses today celebrated lower mortgage and interest bills after the Bank of England cut interest rates by a quarter point to 4.25%.

The Bank’s rate setting Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted 5-4 to reduce the cost of borrowing for the fourth time in less than a year after similar moves in August, November and February. Interest rates are now at their lowest level since May 2023.

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