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'Armlocking' banks would free up credit

Ministers should put the UK�s banks in an armlock and force them to boost lending to firms or run the risk of the country suffering massive damage to its economic base, according to business leaders.

MINISTERS should put the UK's banks in an armlock and force them to boost lending to firms or run the risk of the country suffering massive damage to its economic base, according to business leaders.