LC&F and Lloyds protesters get audience with Andrew Bailey

'Starting point'

Sophie King
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Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) chief executive officer Andrew Bailey was confronted by victims of London Capital & Finance (LC&F) and Lloyds Banking Group (Lloyds) during a protest outside the regulator's headquarters on Friday.

On December 6, individuals who had used LC&F, Lloyds and other firms to invest or borrow protested outside the regulator's main offices in Stratford to encourage the FCA to do more to help those who have lost their money and businesses. During the protest, those who had gathered outside the regulator's headquarters were invited in for an audience with chief executive Andrew Bailey, who listened to the campaigners' greivances.  Lloyds victim Trevor Mealham, who helped to organise the protest, said he was "very pleased" with the outcome. "Bailey invited us in [and] he listened to quite ...

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