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Labour says
it will force a Commons vote calling for RBS chief executive Stephen Hester to
be stripped of his near-£1m bonus.
It will
hold an Opposition Day debate early next month to pressure the government over
the £963,000 payment.
Although
not binding, the vote could put the coalition under further pressure to
intervene.
It has
faced widespread criticism for its decision not to block the bonus at the
part-government owned bank.
A Labour
source told BBC political correspondent Vicky Young that David Cameron and the
government had failed to act and it was right for Parliament to voice its
opinion.
He said
this was "one of those moments" when the public was so outraged that
Parliament had to assert itself.
Labour can
hold a debate on an issue of its choice on one of its allocated
"Opposition Days." The next one is scheduled for the week after next.
The
coalition is free to ignore the result but it could be uncomfortable for some
Lib Dem and Conservative MPs, our correspondent says.
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