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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Adam Forrest and Archie Mitchell

Ex-Bank of England boss endorses Labour as Rachel Reeves vows to ‘rebuild’ economy after Tory ‘misrule’

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The former governor of the Bank of England has endorsed the Labour Party in a major coup for Sir Keir Starmer and his shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves.

Mark Carney – who enjoyed a close working relationship with Tory chancellor George Osborne – said it was “beyond time” for Ms Reeves to run the economy in a Labour government.

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