Email reveals Bank of England's EU exit project

The Bank of England has "inadvertently" revealed it has been secretly examining the risks of the UK leaving the EU.

It has been looking at what might happen to the markets and monetary policy in the event of a 'yes' vote in a referendum.

A senior official sent an email about its confidential project on the issue to an editor at the Guardian newspaper.

Business correspondent Joe Lynam reports.

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