Bank Governor is enemy of Brexit, says Rees-mogg

JACOB REES-MOGG has labelled Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England, an “enemy of Brexit” and accused the BBC of bias.

The MP for Somerset North said Mr Carney had been “consistently wrong” on the economy and condemned the negative attitudes of many, including the radio show on which he was appearing. Mr Rees-mogg said: “Mark Carney is one of the enemies of Brexit, he has attacked it consistently.”

He also attacked the “anti-brexit” BBC, telling Radio 5 Live: “It’s the constant refrain of the BBC – in spite of Brexit there’s some good news; because of Brexit there’s some bad news.”

He disputed claims that Brexit was harming the economy, saying that the “fall of the pound has helped the economy” and that the drop in GDP was because of growth last year.