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Daily Mail takes aim at Andrew Bailey

The newspaper recently asked what the point of the governor of the Bank of England was

Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey during the Bank of England Monetary Policy Report Press Conference. Photo: Frank Augstein/PA Wire/PA Images

As the bearer of increasingly bad news about the state of the economy, Andrew Bailey, the governor of the Bank of England, has inevitably been making enemies, including the Daily Mail, who asked the other day what on earth was the point of him.

Bailey has, however, been doing what he can to make friends and influence people. Transparency disclosures from the bank show he has been breakfasting, lunching and dining contacts at 21 engagements between September and November last year in London, Washington, Switzerland, Glasgow and Cambridge.

The recipients of the Bailey charm are not, however, named, and it would appear they picked up the tabs. Still, he managed to get through £140,000 on other expenses.

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Evgeny Lebedev makes a rare appearance in the House of Lords

It was his first appearance in over a year. Meanwhile, his father sat alone on the cross-benches as no peer wanted to be seen dead with him

Tobias Elwood, MP for Bournemouth East arriving for a meeting being held at 10 Downing Street, central London. Photo: Victoria Jones/PA Archive/PA Images

Bournemouth MPs Elwood and Burns clash over Johnson

Elwood wants the prime minister to make way for a new leader whereas Burns still believes in his “good friend Boris”