Osborne bid to sell RBS/Lloyds stakes hit by banking probe - papers

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George Osborne's hopes of a "Tell Sid" style privatisation of RBS and Lloyds Banking Group have been dashed by the government's pledge to launch a year-long investigation into splitting up the banks.

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