The Independent described the entity sold as the "detoxified arm" of the bank, while saying the taxpayers retained "responsibility for £20bn of toxic assets such as bad debts and closed mortgages."
《独立报》报道被卖实体为银行的“断腕”，同时说纳税人仍保留了“200亿英镑的有毒资产的责任，如坏账和封闭按揭”。