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The Independent UK
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Jon Stone

Liz Truss threatens to interfere with Bank of England mandate after policy disagreement

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Liz Truss is to review the Bank of England's mandate after supporters of her leadership campaign said it had been "too slow" to raise interest rates.

The Tory leadership frontrunner believes the bank, which has been independent of government since the 1990s, should have raised interest rates "a long time ago".

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