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16 November 2022

Bank of England chief questions government's veto power plan


Bailey took the British government to task on Wednesday over its plan to give itself veto powers over post-Brexit financial rules written by independent regulators, including the central bank.


Britain's government has promised a deregulatory "Big Bang 2.0" to boost the financial sector's competitiveness after the City of London was cut off from the European Union by Brexit.


"Part of competitiveness is having an effective legal system, and part of it is having an effective regulatory system ... We must not threaten that," Bailey told the Treasury Committee in Britain's parliament.

Bailey said the proposal might complicate Britain's attempts to restore its reputation internationally after the recent turmoil in financial markets caused by the short-lived economic programme of former prime minister Liz Truss.


"We have damaged our reputation internationally because of what happened. It will take longer to rebuild that reputation than it will to correct the gilt curve … so we have to tread carefully," Bailey said.


Reuters



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