# Lord Mervyn King argues that the lack of an approved Brexit deal prevents the UK from addressing its underlying economic issues

1 Faculty News October 20, 2019 ![the-telegraph-logo_190x145](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/the-telegraph-logo_190x145.jpg?itok=1C_2UZYN)>

Excerpt from [Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/10/20/former-bank-england-boss-warns-brexit-causing-economy-neglected/) -- [Mervyn King](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/mervyn-king), the former Governor of the Bank of England, warned today that Brexit has dragged on 'far too long' and was preventing Government from addressing underlying issues within the UK economy."

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