Unions criticise decision to shut 29 Lloyds and 15 Halifax branches, taking closures to 100 this year
Lloyds Banking Group is shutting a further 44 Lloyds and Halifax branches, sparking criticism from trade unions which say the lender is denying vulnerable consumers and small businesses of essential services.
The latest closures – due to take place by November – means Lloyds will have shut a total of 100 branches in 2021, having already closed 56 sites in the spring, a year into the Covid crisis.