Why is Gina Miller demanding a review of Andrew Bailey as Bank of England governor?

Anti-Brexit campaigner lays blame for series of scandals at the door of Financial Conduct Authority

Gina Miller
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Campaigners are demanding the chancellor holds an independent review into Andrew Bailey’s appointment as Bank of England governor, saying his tenure at the Financial Conduct Authority was characterised by a “toxic cocktail of negligence, incompetence and indifference”.

The True and Fair Campaign group, led by Gina Miller, is calling on chancellor Rishi Sunak, and the head of the Treasury select committee, Tory MP Mel Stride, to force Bailey to face questions over a string of financial scandals that wiped out the savings of small investors during his time as chief executive of the City regulator.

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