Rejected petition Block takeover of the London Stock Exchange by any overseas entity.

The German Stock Exchange is planning to take a controlling stake in the London Stock Exchange which cannot be in the national interest. The Government should act to protect this critical financial asset as it did when Rolls Royce looked like being bought by overseas interests.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/125106

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Date submitted 12 July 2016
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