BoE's Mann defends MPC work as market volatility leaves committee divided on cuts

Treasury Committee hearing

Sorin Dojan
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Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) external member Catherine Mann has defended her colleagues’ work on interest rates amid questions from MPs about the division in voting patterns across the committee’s board.

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