Cable: Ministers Should Buy Rolls-Royce Stake

Ministers should look at acquiring an economic interest in Rolls-Royce Holdings which goes beyond its existing 'golden share' in the company, according to Sir Vince Cable, the former business secretary. Speaking exclusively to Sky News, Sir Vince argued that Rolls-Royce presented a case for Government intervention which was "much stronger" than that of AstraZeneca, the pharmaceuticals giant that last year rebuffed an unsolicited takeover bid from Pfizer, its US rival. One of the ideas under disc