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PM demands answers over Flowers Co-op appointment

David Cameron has said questions need to be answered as to why Paul Flowers was judged suitable to be appointed as chairman of the bank in the first place.

The Prime Minister questioned why "alarm bells were not rung earlier" by those who knew about the concerns.

David Cameron said questions needed to be answered over the Co-op bank scandal.

Revelations over the former chairman of the bank Paul Flowers was the latest setback for the bank, after it posted losses of over £559 million in August.

Mr Cameron said the first priority for the company was to safeguard the bank without using taxpayers money.