On those grounds alone, Charlotte Hogg was right to resign as deputy governor of the Bank of England. The family connection only came up within the past few weeks when Ms Hogg went in front of parliament for a confirmation hearing. To restate, Ms Hogg breached rules that she herself helped write. Mr Habgood was presumably happy to accept one woman’s word that all was above board. Ms Hogg’s story fails this test, as does the reaction of her colleagues.

Source: The Guardian March 14, 2017 19:18 UTC