Starmer names former Bank deputy governor as his chief economic adviser
by Phillip Inman from on (#6ZNDB)
Minouche Shafik quit Columbia University after controversy over anti-Israel protests on New York campus
The former Bank of England deputy governor Minouche Shafik is set to join Keir Starmer's team as chief economic adviser.
In a boost to the prime minister's office in the run-up to the autumn budget, Lady Shafik is expected to take on the role after a year heading a Foreign Office review of the government's foreign aid spending.
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