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Scots banking big guns launch bid for control of HBOS

Calls for Lloyds TSB merger to be halted as rival proposals are outlined in letter By Kenny Kemp

The Lloyds TSB-HBOS merger was dealt a major blow last night with the intervention of the twin pillars of Scottish banking - once fierce rivals in Edinburgh - who have joined forces in a bid to save HBOS.