The banking scandal threatened to engulf Whitehall and the heart of the City last night after Barclays effectively accused the Bank of England of encouraging it to rig a key interest rate.
The allegation came on a day of turmoil in the Square Mile after Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond quit over Barclays involvement in fixing the Libor interest rate at which banks lend to each other.
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