Economists see BOE extending record-low rates

London

DAVID Cameron is heading for a new post-war record.

With four weeks to the general election, Bank of England (BOE) officials are set to keep the benchmark interest rate at a record low for the 73rd month. It puts the Conservative leader on course to become the first British prime minister since Labour's Clement Attlee in 1950 to serve a full term in office with no change in borrowing costs.