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Free shares proposal could become Lib Dem policy

Lib Dem conference could see vote in favour of radical RBS and Lloyds free shares handout becoming party policy

A radical proposal to give free shares in Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group to every adult in the UK could become Liberal Democrat policy at the party's conference on Sunday.

An emergency motion is being drawn up to debate and vote on the proposal, which already has the backing of the Lib Dem treasury committee and was publicly launched by its co-chair Stephen Williams, MP for Bristol West, on Monday. Most Lib Dems are expected to vote in favour of the plan, at the party's spring conference in Sheffield.

The "Getting your share of the banks" plan, drawn up by the corporate finance firm Portman Capital Partners, proposes that the state-owned bank shares should be handed out to all 45 million British adults on the electoral roll, with each person receiving about 1,450 shares in RBS and 440 in Lloyds. By guaranteeing a fixed nominal amount to the.....Read more HERE