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  Nick Clegg lobbied for lax EU bank laws
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Last EditedJason  Apr 22, 2010 01:56am
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News DateThursday, April 22, 2010 01:15:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionNick Clegg was involved in a successful lobbying effort by the Royal Bank of Scotland to weaken European Union financial regulations that were designed to avert a banking crash, it has emerged.

He was a partner of GPlus, a controversial Brussels-based lobbyist, that acted for RBS in its attempt to water down the rules.

The campaign was at its height when Mr Clegg was a partner, between spring 2004 and early 2005.
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