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Rhiannon James

Many will be vulnerable to ‘loan sharks’ without regulations, Labour MP says

Labour MP Stella Creasy warned that many will be left vulnerable to ‘legal loan sharks’ without regulations (Gareth Fuller/PA) - (PA Wire)

Many will be left vulnerable to “legal loan sharks” if the Government does not bring forward its plans to regulate the “buy now, pay later” sector sooner, a Labour MP said.

In Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first Mansion House speech, she pledged to rip up financial red tape, arguing that regulatory changes following the 2008 economic crash have “gone too far”.

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