On the recordAugust 7, 2026
No bank or mortgage lender could retrospectively rewrite the terms of a loan like that. It simply wouldn't be allowed. So why should the government be able to do it?
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Tom Gordon
Liberal Democrats
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bbc.co.ukNo bank or mortgage lender could retrospectively rewrite the terms of a loan like that. It simply wouldn't be allowed. So why should the government be able to do it?
Questioning government practices on loan terms.
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