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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Nicholas Cecil,David Bond,Rachael Burford and Simon English

Bank of England forced to intervene to stabilise economy after Kwasi Kwarteng mini-Budget

The Bank of England on Wednesday made an emergency intervention to protect Britain’s “financial stability” after Kwasi Kwarteng’s shock mini-Budget.

The dramatic move came at 11am, as the pound continued to fall and as top bankers had been meeting the Chancellor as he sought to defuse the economic crisis sparked by last week’s fiscal statement.

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