Waiting until August to move the rate dial is another Bank of England blunder, says ALEX BRUMMER
![Waiting until August to move the rate dial is another Bank of England blunder, says ALEX BRUMMER](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/20/17/86375795-0-image-m-4_1718899265284.jpg)
The Bank's rate-setting committee voted to hold the base rate at 5.25%, insisting 'the timing of the general election was not relevant to its decision'.