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Bank of Scotland rescue plan described as 'fantasy'

An audacious plan to hijack Lloyds TSB�s agreed takeover of HBOS by extricating the Bank of Scotland from the group and buying it for £6bn was yesterday described as �a fantasy� by a high-ranking HBOS insider.

An audacious plan to hijack Lloyds TSB's agreed takeover of HBOS by extricating the Bank of Scotland from the group and buying it for £6bn was yesterday described as "a fantasy" by a high-ranking HBOS insider.