Boris Johnson poised to nominate old pal and ex-Chancellor George Osborne as British candidate for the International Monetary fund
BORIS JOHNSON is poised to nominate George Osborne to be the British candidate to run the International Monetary Fund.
Sources claimed the former Chancellor – the architect of ‘Project Fear’ in the EU Referendum – has already been selected and a public announcement could come imminently.
Downing Street refused to comment amid frenzied speculation yesterday.
But one senior insider told The Sun: “It’s definitely going to be George.”
Mr Osborne- now editor of the London Evening Standard – backed Boris Johnson in the Tory leadership race.
Despite the pair’s radically opposed views on Brexit, their friendship goes back years.
European nations are struggling to agree on a candidate in a row once again exposing the wide divisions in the Eurozone.
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Current Bank of England candidate Mark Carney failed to get onto the shortlist of potential EU-backed candidates.
EU sources said they doubted the ex-Chancellor would win the race for the plumb IMF job – once run by close pal, France’s Christine Lagarde, given the widespread opposition to a British nominee because of Brexit.
All directors in the fund’s 75 year history have been European but a Brit has never held the post.
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