LONDON, April 20 (Reuters) - Lloyds Banking Group said it would support plans by Britain's Conservative party tosell shares in the bank to private retail investors if they winMay's general election.
Finance minister George Osborne said on Sunday that heintends to sell billions of pounds of government shares inLloyds to small investors if the Conservatives win.
"The sale of the stake is clearly a matter for thegovernment. We will support the government in whatever way isrequired in due course," a Lloyds spokesman said. (Reporting by Matt Scuffham; editing by Simon Jessop)