Mervyn King finally gets five more years as Bank of England chief

[Legal Beagles]

Mervyn King defied his critics yesterday to win a second term as the governor of the Bank of England. The announcement ended months of intense speculation about the future of his position as Britain's most powerful banker

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Hamish McRae: Bank must reshape its role to ensure monetary and fiscal policy are in

So what will the next five years hold for Mervyn King? His reappointment took on a certain spice after the Northern Rock debacle but in reality the Government now is too weak not to have confirmed that he would stay.


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King to stay as Governor of the Bank for a second term

Despite rumours of rifts with the Government and off-the-record backbiting, the Governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, was yesterday warmly invited by the Prime Minister to serve a second five-year term in office, starting on 30 June.


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