Catering staff polish silverware and glasses at the tables soon to be occupied by City of London dignitaries at the Guildhall when the Rt. Hon. Kenneth Clarke MP, the then-Chancellor in John Major's Conservative government of makes his annual speech. Tables and cutlery are prepared before the bankers and financiers file in for this formal banquet in the ancient City's town hall. The Banker's Dinner is held every in June when the Chancellor of the Exchequer delivers a speech known as the Mansion House Speech hosted by the Lord Mayor of London when the Chancellor delivers his forecast predicts growth and prosperity.
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