Former Barclays bosses cleared of fraud

Three former bosses at Barclays have been cleared of fraud over a £4 billion investment deal with Qatar at the height of the banking crisis. Scotsman Roger Jenkins, 64, was said to be Barclays’ “gatekeeper” to the wealthy Middle Eastern state, and in 2008 helped the bank with two large capital raisings to avoid a British Government bailout. He was cleared at the Old Bailey, alongside former colleagues Thomas Kalaris, 64, and Richard Boath, 61.