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UK economic recovery 'will be slow'

The Bank of England has warned that the UK economy still has some way to go before it recovers from the effects of the financial crisis.

Kirsty Wark spoke to Professor David Blanchflower, formerly of the bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), and began by asking him how firm a grip the MPC has on the recession in the UK.

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