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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Andrew Woodcock

Jeremy Hunt warned plan to rip up bank rules is ‘huge mistake’

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The architect of banking reforms designed to prevent a repeat of the 2008 financial crash has warned that Jeremy Hunt’s relaxation of his rules could “rebound on us very badly”.

Sir John Vickers said that “chiselling away” at protections in the financial sector could have negative consequences for the whole of society.

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