Barclays has been hit with a £50 million fine from the UK’s financial watchdog (Tim Goode/PA)
(Picture: PA Wire)RISING interest rates pushed Barclays to £2 billion profit for the last three months, about £200 million better than City forecasts.
While that will please long-suffering investors, it could catch the eye of new PM Rishi Sunak, looking to fill a £40 billion hole in the public finances.
