“The
Bank of England has confirmed it is researching the financial risks
of the UK leaving the EU after it 'inadvertently' sent details of its
work to a national newspaper. A senior official sent an email about
its confidential project on the issue to an editor at the Guardian
newspaper. A spokesman for the bank described the error as
'unfortunate'.”
“Prime
Minister David Cameron has promised an in/out referendum on the UK's
EU membership by the end of 2017. Labour's shadow chancellor Chris
Leslie called for 'a full and informed debate, not clandestine
processes shrouded from public view'.”
“The
email indicates a small group of senior staff are to examine the
economic effects of the UK leaving the EU under the authority of Sir
Jon Cunliffe, who is the deputy director for financial stability, the
Guardian says. The email also spells out that should anyone ask about
the project - codenamed Project Bookend - the taskforce should say it
concerns 'a broad range of European economic issues', and not make
any reference to the forthcoming referendum.”
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