British government sells £500 million worth of Lloyds shares

The British government has made £500 million from the sale of shares in Lloyds Banking Group, bought to bail the bank out during the financial crisis.

All the shares have fetched more than the 73.6p average the government paid for them in 2008.

Elena Casas reports from London.

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