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Ed Balls – the proud Co-operator
It’s taken three days of torrid headlines, but today Labour has finally come out fighting about its association with the crystal Methodist and former Co-op banker Paul Flowers.
The bank pushed good businesses under to make more profit claims a government report to be published tomorrow. If true, RBS could be guilty of “systematic fraud”.
The political row over the Co-op Bank and Paul Flowers intensifies, with Ed Miliband accusing David Cameron of “desperate” smears over Labour’s links to the lender’s scandal-hit former chairman.
It’s taken three days of torrid headlines, but today Labour has finally come out fighting about its association with the crystal Methodist and former Co-op banker Paul Flowers.
An investigation into the scandal at Co-operative Bank will delve into the appointment of Paul Flowers as chairman, and look at the role of the government and regulators.
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The prime minister couldn’t wait to pounce over Labour’s links to the troubled Co-op Bank, which is due to face a string of inquiries into recent mismanagement.
David Cameron tells prime minister’s question time that the government intends to set up an inquiry into the failure of leadership at the Co-operative Bank.
With an inquiry to be held into Paul Flowers’ appointment as Co-op Bank chairman, the Conservatives are also drawing attention to his links to the Labour party.
Another day, another executive bites the dust at the Co-operative – this time the group’s chairman Len Wardle has stood down with immediate effect.
That a Reverend – Paul Flowers – was caught on camera buying crack cocaine and crystal meth is bad enough. That he’s the former chairman of the Co-operative bank couldn’t be any worse.
The Co-op has a proud history, but after the resignation of its chairman, the Paul Flowers affair and the proposed financial rescue by US hedge funds, Channel 4 News looks at what the future holds.
Reverend Paul Flowers was not interviewed by regulators when he was appointed Co-op Bank chairman, the financial watchdog reveals, as it renews calls for checks on senior City appointments.
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