"Phoenix Four" member John Towers is seen crouching by a Rover car with fellow consortium members at the Longbridge Rover plant in Birmingham in this May 9, 2000 file photo. The British government has started moves to bar executives from failed carmaker MG Rover from running other companies following the publication of a report into the collapse of the business in 2005. The action targets Peter Beale, John Edwards, Nick Stephenson and Towers -- known as the "Phoenix Four". Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

"Phoenix Four" member John Towers is seen crouching by a Rover car with fellow consortium members at the Longbridge Rover plant in Birmingham in this May 9, 2000 file photo. The British government has started moves to bar executives from failed carmaker MG Rover from running other companies following the publication of a report into the collapse of the business in 2005. The action targets Peter Beale, John Edwards, Nick Stephenson and Towers -- known as the "Phoenix Four".

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  7. "Phoenix Four" member John Towers holds a glass of champagne as he arrives in his "Rover 75" at the Longbridge plant in Birmingham in this May 9, 2000 file photo. The British government has started moves to bar executives from failed carmaker MG Rover from running other companies following the publication of a. report into the collapse of the business in 2005. The action targets Peter Beale, John Edwards, Nick. Stephenson and Towers - known as the "Phoenix Four".
  8. "Phoenix Four" member John Towers is seen crouching by a Rover car with fellow consortium members at the Longbridge Rover plant in Birmingham in this May 9, 2000 file photo. The British government has started moves to bar executives from failed carmaker MG Rover from running other companies following the publication of a report into the collapse of the business in 2005. The action targets Peter Beale, John Edwards, Nick Stephenson and Towers -- known as the "Phoenix Four".

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