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Co-op Group shareholders approve slashing stake in Co-op Bank to 1pc

The Co-op bank has been bailed out by US hedge funds - PA Wire/PA Images
The Co-op bank has been bailed out by US hedge funds - PA Wire/PA Images

The Co-operative Group will slash its stake in Co-op Bank after shareholders approved a £700m rescue of the lender.

Five US hedge funds bailed out the lender and will now largely own it after supplying vital funds to stave off the threat of it being wound up.

The Co-op Group's stake in the bank, which has four million customers, will be cut from 20pc to 1pc.