BoE cuts interest rates to 4.5%
It comes as inflation unexpectedly fell one percentage point to 2.5% in December, falling for the first time in three months
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The Bank of England (BoE) has voted to cut interest rates from 4.75% to 4.5%, the lowest level since June 2023, but warned that GDP growth has been “weaker than expected”.