The Independent - News Closer ties with the EU will boost UK economic growth, the Bank of England governor says in a rare intervention and his first since Andy Burnham reignited the Brexit debate, Andrew Bailey said the ability to trade more easily with Britain's closest neighbors would help the economy.

The Independent - News Closer ties with the EU will boost UK economic growth, the Bank of England governor says in a rare intervention and his first since Andy Burnham reignited the Brexit debate, Andrew Bailey said the ability to trade more easily with Britain's closest neighbors would help the economy.