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Dr Andrew Sentance remains the lone member of the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee to argue for an increase in interest rates.

The Bank of England has held interest rates at 0.5%, marking the 18th consecutive month they have been at this historical low.

A cooling global economy and an impending austerity squeeze in Britain will make the Bank of England (BoE) wait well into next year before hiking interest rates, a poll of 60 economists suggests.

A second recession could be on the way warns Dr Martin Weale, the newest member of the rate setting Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).

Andrew Sentance voted against the rest of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) for a rise in interest rates for the third consecutive month, minutes from the August meeting show.

Former member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) David Blanchflower says the UK will need "a lot more" quantitative easing (QE) to avoid a double dip recession.

Forecasts used by the Bank of England to set interest rates are biased and contain little useful information, according to a Financial Times audit.

Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) today held interest rates at 0.5% - marking the 17th consecutive month they have been held at the historical low.

Bank of England (BoE) Governor Mervyn King has issued a stark warning to MPs "not to read too much" into recent strong GDP figures.

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) today held interest rates at their historic low of 0.5%.