Customers urged to join in demonstration

A demonstration is to be held against planned closures of RBS bank branches.

The Unite union is calling on customers and pensioners to join staff at the protest in Manchester today.

The union said the north west of England would be badly hit by closures this year, affecting hundreds of employees.

The Scottish affairs select committee has said in a report that RBS has failed to fully appreciate the “damage” that will be caused by its decision to close dozens of its Scottish branches.