RBS private ownership hopes cooled

Vince Cable has cooled expectations over Royal Bank of Scotland's return to private ownership by signalling it may be in public hands for another five years.

The Business Secretary said he believed there was little prospect of any sale taking place before the next election in 2015 and that it is probable that the state will have a stake for the majority of the next parliament as well.
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