More than 100 high street branches are likely to close as a result of Barclays £5.3bn takeover of Woolwich.
The closures, representing 5% of the combined network, will be mainly in the South East.
Woolwich chief executive John Stewart will become deputy chief executive of Barclays with responsibility for retail banking.
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