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Taking a fresh look at the Bank’s role would send a strong signal that a Burnham government is prepared to do things differentlyUK politics live – latest updatesBusiness live – latest updatesWhen Louise Haigh – then a lowly backbencher – wrote a policy prospectus for the leftwing Renewal journal back in May, it contained a little-noticed nugget: a rethink of the Bank of England’s mandate.Haigh, who quit as transport secretary in 2024 after it emerged she had been convicted of fraud over a missin
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Jul 17, 2026