In December the government prepared emergency legislation to nationalise the bank, in the event that the takeover bids fail. [56] On 12 January 2008, the Treasury recruited Ron Sandler, the former Lloyd's of London Chief Executive, to lead Northern Rock, in the event that the bank was nationalised. [57] More @Wikipedia
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