Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling speaks at a Thomson Reuters newsmaker event in London October 21, 2009. Britain needs more banks, and the government will encourage new and different entrants as part of its pullback from supporting the industry, finance minister Darling said on Wednesday. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 28 months ago

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling speaks at a Thomson Reuters newsmaker event in London October 21, 2009. Britain needs more banks, and the government will encourage new and different entrants as part of its pullback from supporting the industry, finance minister Darling said on Wednesday.

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