UK will not appoint new BoE chief before December 12 election: official

Britain's government will not name a successor to Bank of England Governor ...

FILE PHOTO: Mark Carney the Governor of the Bank of England speaks at the bank's quarterly Inflation Report Press Conference in London, Britain August 1, 2019. Chris J Ratcliffe/Pool via REUTERS

Earlier on Thursday, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the process for the appointment remained on track to be made this autumn. On Tuesday, broadcaster ITV’s political editor Robert Peston said another former deputy governor, Paul Tucker, was rumoured to be favoured.

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