
Government sells final stake in NatWest - 17 years after the bailout that rescued it from brink of collapse in 2008
By RICHARD MARSDEN Updated: 05:01 EDT, 31 May 2025 The Government last night sold its final stake in NatWest 17 years after rescuing the bank in a £45.5billion bailout. The lender, then known as RBS, teetered on the brink of collapse until Gordon Brown…