IT jobs in Pudsey and Halifax will be among those cut by the latest round of cost saving measures by Lloyds Banking Group.

A total of 525 proposed job losses will affect its retail and group operations nationally.

The bank, nine per cent owned by the taxpayer, said the cuts were part of 9,000 reductions announced in 2014. Lloyds is also to close 23 more branches.

A statement said 115 new roles will be created across the affected business areas.

Lloyds said: "As part of our group strategic review, we also announced 200 branch closures over the three-year period. We can confirm that we will be closing 23 branches during October 2016 as part of this strategy. Branches will continue to play an important role in our multi-channel approach to meeting customer needs and we expect to continue to have the biggest branch network in the UK.

"The Group's policy is always to use natural turnover and to redeploy people wherever possible to retain their expertise and knowledge.

"Where it is necessary for employees to leave the company, it will look to achieve this by offering voluntary redundancy. Compulsory redundancies will always be a last resort."

Rob MacGregor, Unite's national officer, said: "The continuation of the bank's major job loss programme will bring disappointment as staff feel they have already faced two years of endless workforce cuts. These latest job losses are to impact staff across the country."