Metro Bank to cut HUNDREDS of jobs and slash opening hours as lender forced into huge cost-cutting measures

STRUGGLING Metro Bank is axing 800 jobs and slashing its business hours as it battles a total collapse.

The lender, which has around 2.7million customers and 75 branches in the UK, will cut 20% of its 4,000-strong workforce.

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Metro Bank is also planning to stop its seven-day branch opening as it attempts to claw back costs.

It comes after the bank announced a £30million cost-cutting plan last month.

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