After days of speculation – and months of simmering tensions – over the Governor of the Bank of England’s future, Mark Carney has finally revealed his exit plan. Following a meeting with the Prime Minister, Carney announced that he will stay on as Governor of the Bank of England only until June 2019 – three months after the UK is expected to leave the European Union.
In a letter to the Chancellor, Carney expressed his wish to extend his current five-year term by one year in order to ‘help contribute to securing an orderly transition to the UK’s new relationship with Europe’.
While some Brexiteers will no doubt be cheering that the end is in sight, his decision will come as a disappointment to the government. There had been hopes he would stay on for a full term until 2021, with Theresa May today putting in a last-minute charm offensive — describing him as ‘absolutely’ the best man for the job.
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