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Labour plans to refer banks to competition authorities

Labour plans to refer high street banks to the competition authorities immediately if elected in 2015, the party leader is expected to say in a speech on banking reform.

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Osborne 'cannot approve doubling the bank bonus cap'

Labour said they have tabled a Commons motion calling on the government to reject calls reported from RBS to approve bumper bonuses for senior staff.

Read: Labour calls for Osborne to block RBS bumper bonuses

Responding to a report by the Financial Times that RBS, along with various other banks, was planning to overcome new EU legislation to cap bonuses at the level equivalent to one year's pay, Labour's Chris Leslie said:

At a time when families face a cost-of-living crisis and bank lending to business is falling, it cannot be right for George Osborne to approve a doubling of the bank bonus cap.

It shouldn’t have taken the EU to act to rein in excessive bonuses, but there has been no action from the Chancellor here in Britain.

As the majority shareholder, the government should reject any request from RBS to increase the cap. We will put this to a vote in the House of Commons as part of our opposition day debate on the Government’s wider failures on banking.

Last year the EU officials agreed to cap bankers' bonuses at a year's salary.

Read: EU moves to cap bank bonuses

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