Petition · past parliament

Delay the sale of RBS until the taxpayer has made a profit on the bailout

Closed 254 signatures

What the petition asks

The government bought a 72% stake in RBS after the Financial crisis and has kept it in public ownership whilst it was posting losses. This year it finally posted a healthy profit, so the Tories have decided to sell it. We will be making a £26 billion loss on this purchase.
https://www.ft.com/content/555bfe08-cf99-11e7-9dbb-291a884dd8c6

Timeline

30 Nov 2017 Petition opened for signatures
30 May 2018 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 254
Status Closed
Opened 30 Nov 2017
Closed 30 May 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.