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Ian Lavery MP

Ian Lavery is the Labour MP for Blyth and Ashington, and was elected in May 2010.

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    Bank closures are leaving too many communities financially isolated, this has to stop

    Over the past four decades there has been a precipitous decline in the number of high street banks. Data from the British Banking Association showed the branches in 1986 was more than 21,000 whilst at the beginning of 2025 there were fewer

    by Ian Lavery MP
    March 5, 2025

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