Bank of England unease grows despite keeping rates at 0.5%

Bank of England policymakers are growing increasingly uneasy at leaving interest rates at a record low of 0.5%, minutes of their latest meeting revealed.

The public record of the July meeting of the Bank's monetary policy committee (MPC) shows that although all nine members voted in favour of leaving rates on hold, a rate rise is drawing closer because "for some members the decision had become more balanced".