Former Lehman Brothers staff are hosting a secret party on the 10-year anniversary of the bank’s collapse

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• September marks 10 years since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the biggest bankruptcy in US history, and the most significant moment of the financial crisis.
• Hundreds of former Lehman staff are having a reunion in London to commemorate the anniversary, according to a report from Financial News
• Details of the event are a closely guarded secret.
• Labour shadow chancellor John McDonnell described the event’s existence as “sickening” and “disgraceful.”

LONDON — The 10-year anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers is just weeks away and, for most people, it will be a reminder of the banking excesses that led to the financial crisis.

For some former Lehman staffers, however, the anniversary is a chance to have a party.

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