Bank rules would be stricter if UK left EU, says Bowles

Sharon Bowles, former chair of the European Parliament's economic and monetary affairs committee (Econ), has fired a parting shot at critics who argue UK banks and other financial firms have been hamstrung by EU regulation, claiming instead that post-crisis reforms would have been tougher if the UK had been left to its own devices.

Giving evidence today before a subcommittee of the UK House of