A pedestrian passes the head office of the Lloyds Banking Group in central London August 5, 2009.    REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (BRITAIN BUSINESS)    By Clara Ferreira-Marques and Steve Slater
LONDON, Nov 3 (Reuters) – Britain’s two largest retail banks secured another 31 billion pounds ($50.5 billion) from the government on Tuesday and agreed to sell branches and key businesses to appease EU competition concerns over state aid.

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