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Tories urge bank cash bonus limit

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High Street banks should be banned from paying "significant" cash bonuses, shadow chancellor George Osborne has said.

The Tories claim this could free-up up to £20bn which could then be lent to businesses and consumers.

But the Treasury accused Mr Osborne of "hypocrisy", adding the Tories had not backed plans to support businesses.

Hugh Pym reports.

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