BoE held back on Brexit commentary for fear of influencing negotiations

UK central bank planned to publish analysis after the country left the EU in 2019

Bank of England and Stock Exchange
Rachael King

The Bank of England has said it was in the “public interest” to redact information concerning Brexit from some of its meeting minutes, given it could have threatened negotiations between the UK government and Europe.

“The committee’s previous decisions to redact parts of its discussions concerning the risks to the UK financial system from Brexit had been based in part on the possibility that releasing scenarios could prejudice ongoing discussions,” the Financial Policy Committee said in the

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@centralbanking.com or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@centralbanking.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Register for Central Banking

All fields are mandatory unless otherwise highlighted

This address will be used to create your account

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.